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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Imtiaz Majid, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Abdel Soufiane, Boston, MA (US);
Kanxian Wei, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Gary Drenzek, Westfield, MA (US);
Chih-hao Wang, Ashland, MA (US);
Inventors:
Imtiaz Majid, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Abdel Soufiane, Boston, MA (US);
Kanxian Wei, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Gary Drenzek, Westfield, MA (US);
Chih-Hao Wang, Ashland, 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 which contains voids spaced apart from 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.