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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2006
Dana Craig Bookbinder, Corning, NY (US);
Ming-jun LI, Horseheads, NY (US);
Mark Alan Mcdermott, Horseheads, NY (US);
Richard Edward Rebis, Corning, NY (US);
Dana Craig Bookbinder, Corning, NY (US);
Ming-Jun Li, Horseheads, NY (US);
Mark Alan McDermott, Horseheads, NY (US);
Richard Edward Rebis, Corning, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed herein for joining a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber, wherein at least one of the first and second optical fibers has an annular glass region, such as a cladding, which is provided with a plurality of holes. The methods are well suited for joining a first microstructured optical fiber, such as a first optical fiber having a plurality of holes having a maximum cross-sectional diameter on the order of 7 microns or less, to another second optical fiber. The second optical fiber could be another microstructured optical fiber or a non-microstructured optical fiber.