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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Donald Walker, St Andrews, GB;
Malcolm Harry Dunn, St Andrews, GB;
Cameron Francis Rae, St Andrews, GB;
Inventors:
Donald Walker, St Andrews, GB;
Malcolm Harry Dunn, St Andrews, GB;
Cameron Francis Rae, St Andrews, GB;
Assignee:
The University Court of the University of St Andrews, St Andrews, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lighting system comprising a light source, a fiber rope into which light emitted from the light source is coupled, and a control unit for controlling the optical power of light emitted by the light source to maintain the fiber rope at or below a predetermined upper temperature even if the fiber is partially or fully severed.