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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph A. Abate, Lafayette, NJ (US);
Robert George Ahrens, Chatham, NJ (US);
David John DiGiovanni, Montclair, NJ (US);
Michael James LuValle, Morristown, NJ (US);
Herman Melvin Presby, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Robert Scott Windeler, Clinton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 ; G02B 6/36 ; G02B 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 ; G02B 6/36 ; G02B 6/00 ;
Abstract
Applicants have discovered an apparatus and method effective for use in rendering an optical fiber resistant to losses caused by high-radiation environments such as in outerspace. The apparatus comprises an optical fiber, a housing surrounding the optical fiber defining an enclosed space between the exterior surface of the fiber and the housing, and a concentration of deuterium or hydrogen gases disposed within the enclosed space.