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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2003
Arlynn Walter Smith, Blue Ridge, VA (US);
Warren D. Vrescak, Roanoke, VA (US);
Nelson Christopher Devoe, Roanoke, VA (US);
Steve David Rosine, Roanoke, VA (US);
William Allen Smith, Daleville, VA (US);
Arlynn Walter Smith, Blue Ridge, VA (US);
Warren D. Vrescak, Roanoke, VA (US);
Nelson Christopher DeVoe, Roanoke, VA (US);
Steve David Rosine, Roanoke, VA (US);
William Allen Smith, Daleville, VA (US);
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a mega-boule for use in fabricating microchannel plates (MCPs). The mega-boule includes a cross-sectional surface having at least first, second and third areas, each area occupying a distinct portion of the cross-sectional surface. The first and second areas include a plurality of optical fibers, transversely oriented to the cross-sectional surface, each optical fiber having a cladding formed of non-etchable material and a core formed of etchable material. The third area is disposed interstitially between and surrounding the first and second areas, and includes non-etchable material.