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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:
May. 18, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darryl L Brownlow, Plainfield, NJ (US);
David J DiGiovanni, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Daryl Inniss, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385127 ; 385124 ; 385128 ; 385144 ;
Abstract
A silica-based optical fiber is provided, which has improved resistance to static fatigue. The fiber includes an outer layer of modified, fused silica which contains zirconia and, optionally, alumina.