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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2014
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Edward John Fewkes, Corning, NY (US);
Jacques Gollier, Painted Post, NY (US);
Joydeep Lahiri, Painted Post, NY (US);
Stephan Lvovich Logunov, Corning, NY (US);
William James Miller, Horseheads, NY (US);
Ying Zhang, Horseheads, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Lighting units and light fixtures incorporating lighting units having light-diffusing optical fiber are disclosed. Lighting units include a light source, at least one light-diffusing optical fiber optically coupled to the light source, and a support plate. The at least one light-diffusing optical fiber scatters light that is optically coupled into the at least one light-diffusing optical fiber from the light source. The support plate has a retention groove to which a portion of the at least one light-diffusing optical fiber is coupled. The support plate also includes a perimeter. A groove length of the retention groove is greater than the perimeter of the support plate.