Fluid-based light guiding structure and fabrication thereof
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1. A method of fabricating a light guiding structure, the method comprising:
- forming an intermediate structure including a first filler material at least substantially enclosed by a fluoropolymer-based material;
removing the first filler material from the intermediate structure to create a first region;
filling the first region with a first fluid transparent to radiation having a target wavelength; and
sealing the first region from ambient after the filling.
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Abstract
A solution for fabricating a structure including a light guiding structure is provided. The light guiding structure can be formed of a fluoropolymer-based material and include one or more regions, each of which is filled with a fluid transparent to radiation having a target wavelength, such as ultraviolet radiation. The region(s) can be created using a filler material, which is at least substantially enclosed by the fluoropolymer-based material and subsequently removed from each region. The structure can further include at least one optical element integrated into the light guiding structure.
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1. A method of fabricating a light guiding structure, the method comprising:
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forming an intermediate structure including a first filler material at least substantially enclosed by a fluoropolymer-based material; removing the first filler material from the intermediate structure to create a first region; filling the first region with a first fluid transparent to radiation having a target wavelength; and sealing the first region from ambient after the filling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of fabricating a structure, the method comprising:
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fabricating a light guiding structure formed of a fluoropolymer-based material, wherein the light guiding structure includes a first region filled with a first fluid transparent to radiation having a target wavelength, wherein the fabricating includes; forming an intermediate structure including a first filler material at least substantially enclosed by a fluoropolymer-based material; removing the first filler material from the intermediate structure to create the first region; filling the first region with the first fluid; and sealing the first region from ambient after the filling; and integrating at least one optical element into the light guiding structure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of fabricating a light guiding structure, the method comprising:
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forming an intermediate structure formed of a fluoropolymer-based material, wherein the intermediate structure includes a plurality of regions, each region defined by filler material at least substantially enclosed by the fluoropolymer-based material; removing the filler material from each of the plurality of regions; sealing a subset of the plurality of regions from ambient, wherein the plurality of regions includes at least one unsealed region; filling each unsealed region of the plurality of regions with a liquid transparent to radiation having a target wavelength; and sealing each unsealed region of the plurality of regions from ambient after the filling. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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