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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2002
Emilia Anderson, Cambridge, MA (US);
Wesley A. King, Brighton, MA (US);
Yoel Fink, Cambridge, MA (US);
Lori Pressman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Emilia Anderson, Cambridge, MA (US);
Wesley A. King, Brighton, MA (US);
Yoel Fink, Cambridge, MA (US);
Lori Pressman, Cambridge, MA (US);
OmniGuide, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention features a fiber waveguide having a waveguide axis, including a first portion extending along the waveguide axis, and a second portion different from the first portion extending along the waveguide axis surrounding the first portion, wherein at least one of the first and second portions comprises a chalcogenide glass selected from the group consisting of Selenium chalcogenide glasses and Tellurium chalcogenide glasses, both the first and second portions have a viscosity greater than 10Poise at some temperature, T, and the fiber waveguide is a photonic crystal fiber.