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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2009
Applicants:

Michel J. F. Digonnet, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Hyang Kyun Kim, San Jose, CA (US);

Vinayak Dangui, Stanford, CA (US);

Gordon S. Kino, Stanford, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michel J. F. Digonnet, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Hyang Kyun Kim, San Jose, CA (US);

Vinayak Dangui, Stanford, CA (US);

Gordon S. Kino, Stanford, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An optical sensor includes an optical coupler. The optical sensor further includes a photonic bandgap fiber having a hollow core and an inner cladding generally surrounding the core. The photonic bandgap fiber is in optical communication with the optical coupler. Light signals counterpropagate through the photonic bandgap fiber and return to the optical coupler. The photonic bandgap fiber has a phase thermal constant S less than 8 parts-per-million per degree Celsius.


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