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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:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Imtiaz Majid, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Abdel Soufiane, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Imtiaz Majid, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Abdel Soufiane, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Verrillon, Inc., North Grafton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/036 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical fiber includes a glass fiber having a glass core and a cladding that contains voids that are spaced apart from the core, in contact with the core, or form a substantial portion of the core. The voids act as trapping sites for ingressing molecules from the surrounding environment, thereby reducing the effect of such molecules on the fiber's light-transmission properties.