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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Paul Robert Kolodner, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Avinoam Kornblit, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Thomas Nikita Krupenkin, Middleton, WI (US);
Alan Michael Lyons, New Providence, NJ (US);
Todd Richard Salamon, Chatham, NJ (US);
Paul Robert Kolodner, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Avinoam Kornblit, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Thomas Nikita Krupenkin, Middleton, WI (US);
Alan Michael Lyons, New Providence, NJ (US);
Todd Richard Salamon, Chatham, NJ (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
Device including channel having channel input and output. Channel has interior channel surface extending along channel path from channel input to output. In one implementation, channel includes plurality of channel sections in serial communication along channel path. Each of channel sections includes first internal circumference spaced apart along channel path from second internal circumference, in each of channel sections the first and second internal circumferences being substantially different. Each of channel sections includes sub-surface of interior channel surface. At least region of sub-surface of each channel section includes distribution of raised micro-scale features. As another implementation, at least first region of interior channel surface includes distribution of raised micro-scale features interrupted by plurality of raised barriers spaced apart along channel path on interior channel surface. Each raised barrier extends on interior channel surface in directions partially transverse to and partially parallel to longitudinal axis. Method also provided.