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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith A. Horn, Corning, NY (US);
Thomas M. Leslie, Horseheads, NY (US);
James V. Suggs, Corning, NY (US);
Mingqian He, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 ;
Abstract
A polyester having less than 50 hydrogen-carbon bonds per 1000 molecular weight units exhibits very low optical loss in the range of wavelengths commonly used for optical communication, and exhibits other physical properties suitable for use as a waveguide core material and/or a waveguide cladding material in optical fibers and/or planar optical devices.