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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Ronald Seubert, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jeremy Cooper, Issaquah, WA (US);
Ronald Seubert, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jeremy Cooper, Issaquah, WA (US);
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES CORP., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to optical-fiber-based light sources for use in microscopy, spectrometry, and other scientific and technical instruments, devices, and processes. Light-emitting diodes ('LEDs') and other light sources are, in various embodiments of the present invention, incorporated on or within an optical fiber or fiber-optic cable in order to produce a bright optical-fiber-based light source. By incorporating light-emitting devices on or within an optical fiber, a significantly greater photon flux can be obtained, within the optical fiber or fiber-optic cable, than can be obtained by directing light from equivalent, external light-emitting elements into the optical fiber or fiber-optic cable, and the optical-fiber-based light sources of the present invention provide desirable characteristics of the light sources embedded on or within them.