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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Jonathan Goldstein, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geoff Fair, Centerville, OH (US);
Heedong Lee, Centerville, OH (US);
Hyunjun Kim, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Jonathan Goldstein, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geoff Fair, Centerville, OH (US);
Heedong Lee, Centerville, OH (US);
HyunJun Kim, Beavercreek, OH (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method and system for generating an optical fiber is provided. The method includes creating a green fiber consisting primarily of a ceramic material and sintering the green fiber with a laser by moving the green fiber through a beam of the laser to increase the density of the fiber after sintering. The system for creating a continuous optical fiber includes an extruder, a processing chamber and a laser. The extruder is configured to extrude a ceramic slurry as a green fiber. The processing chamber is configured to receive and process the green fiber. And, the laser is configured to direct a laser spot on the green fiber exiting the processing chamber to sinter the green fiber.