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Light-conducting fibers

  • US 4,195,907 A
  • Filed: 02/23/1978
  • Issued: 04/01/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A clad light-conducting fiber comprising:

  • A. a core of light-conducting material;

    B. a relatively thin substantially uniform thickness of cladding material of lower refractive index than said core, fused to said core, said core and said cladding being interfacially connected for transmitting light through said fiber, wherein the outer surface of the core and the inner surface of the cladding are in contact with each other throughout the entire length of the fiber;

    C. a plurality of optical inhomogeneities wholly within said core spaced along the length of the light-conducting fiber.

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