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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2009
Hua Xia, Altamont, NY (US);
Kevin Thomas Mccarthy, Troy, NY (US);
Juntao Wu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Cheryl Zhan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Hua Xia, Altamont, NY (US);
Kevin Thomas McCarthy, Troy, NY (US);
Juntao Wu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Cheryl Zhan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber sensing cable is disclosed. The optical fiber sensing cable comprises a fiber with a core having an index of refraction n, and a circumferential surface of the fiber including a nanoporous cladding having an index of refraction index n. The methods of preparing the fiber sensor cable, including forming the nanoporous cladding and the sensor systems incorporating the optical fiber sensing cable of this invention are also disclosed.