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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger J Araujo, Corning, NY (US);
Nicholas F Borrelli, Elmira, NY (US);
John D Crow, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Thomas P Seward, III, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ; C03C / ; G02B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65 / ; 65 3 / ; 65 3 / ; 106 50 ; 350 / ;
Abstract
A fluorine containing silicate glass substrate is heated to a temperature sufficiently high to permit fluorine to out-diffuse from the surface thereof. A surface region is formed having a gradient fluorine concentration in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, the region of lowest fluorine concentration having the highest refractive index. The resultant device is capable of functioning as an optical waveguide.