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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2013
Geoffrey A. Cranch, Fairfax Station, VA (US);
Clay K. Kirkendall, Fairfax, VA (US);
Geoffrey A. Cranch, Fairfax Station, VA (US);
Clay K. Kirkendall, Fairfax, VA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A planar or cylindrical, cantilever-type apparatus including a rigid support. The apparatus further includes a first optical fiber connected to the rigid support, the first optical fiber including a first neutral axis and at least one first wave-guiding core running parallel to the first neutral axis and located at a distance from the first neutral axis, each of the at least one first wave-guiding core including at least one first reflector. The apparatus further includes a first membrane surrounding the first optical fiber; and a first liquid inside the first membrane and surrounding the first optical fiber, the first liquid including a Reynolds number less than one.