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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Daniel Homa, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Brooks Childers, Christianburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Homa, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Brooks Childers, Christianburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/036 (2006.01); G01D 5/353 (2006.01); G01K 11/32 (2006.01); G02B 6/293 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/03627 (2013.01); G01D 5/3538 (2013.01); G01K 11/3206 (2013.01); G02B 6/29319 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical fiber includes: a core including a photosensitive material disposed therein, the core having a first index of refraction; a depressed cladding surrounding the core and having a second index of refraction that is lower than the first index of refraction; and an outer cladding surrounding the depressed cladding and having a third index of refraction that is higher than the depressed cladding.