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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2006
Dana Craig Bookbinder, Corning, NY (US);
Richard Michael Fiacco, Corning, NY (US);
Ming-jun LI, Horseheads, NY (US);
Michael Thomas Murtagh, Painted Post, NY (US);
Pushkar Tandon, Corning, NY (US);
Dana Craig Bookbinder, Corning, NY (US);
Richard Michael Fiacco, Corning, NY (US);
Ming-Jun Li, Horseheads, NY (US);
Michael Thomas Murtagh, Painted Post, NY (US);
Pushkar Tandon, Corning, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Microstructured optical fiber and method of making. Glass soot is deposited and then consolidated under conditions which are effective to trap a portion of the consolidation gases in the glass to thereby produce a non-periodic array of voids which may then be used to form a void containing cladding region in an optical fiber. Preferred void producing consolidation gases include nitrogen, argon, CO, oxygen, chlorine, CF, CO, SOand mixtures thereof.