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Optical waveguide structures

  • US 6,238,074 B1
  • Filed: 07/02/1998
  • Issued: 05/29/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An optical waveguide structure for distributing light from a light source, the structure comprising:

  • a cylindrical sleeve configured to accommodate and receive light from a light source, the sleeve defining a central longitudinal axis, and a waveguide collar formed from a solid, planar block of material, the block of material having;

    a central portion defining at least one edge and configured to accommodate and surround the sleeve, and a plurality of output arms extending in a plane outwardly from the central portion beyond the edge thereof, the plane being substantially perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis.

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