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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:
Dec. 01, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas Blackburn, Damascus, MD (US);
Albert Feldman, Rockville, MD (US);
Nicholas Lagakos, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350 9634 ; 501 37 ; 501 73 ;
Abstract
Pressure and temperature insensitive optical fibers are produced using a Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5 based glass composition which has a high bulk modulus and a low thermal expansion coefficient. The glass composition can function as the cladding in the optical fiber or as a protective coating which surrounds the cladding thereby protecting the fiber from fluctuations in temperature and pressure.