Optical fiber illumination system and method

一种照明系统、光纤的技术，应用在照明系统的光导、光纤光导、包层光纤等方向，能够解决增加光损失、跑逸等问题

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-07-09
CORNING INC
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In these fibers, the hole-containing ring region is placed within the cladding of the fiber at a distance from the inner core to minimize the amount of light propagating through the hole-containing ring region as it would increase light loss
[0007] Because optical fibers are usually designed to efficiently deliver light from one end of the fiber to the other over long distances, very little light escapes the sides of typical optical fibers and, therefore, are not considered well suited for forming extended illumination light source

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[0042] Reference will now be made in detail to the presently preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Throughout the drawings, wherever possible, the same or similar reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar parts. It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are examples only and that each example includes certain benefits of the present invention.

[0043] Various modifications and substitutions may be made to the following examples, and aspects of different examples may be mixed in various ways, to realize yet other examples, within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be understood from the whole disclosed invention in view of the embodiments disclosed herein, but not limited to these embodiments.

[0044] Terms such as "horizontal", "vertical", "front", "rear", etc., and the use of a Cartesian coordinate system, are for ease of re...

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An illumination system that includes at least one light-diffusing optical fiber is disclosed. The illumination system includes at least one low-scatter light-conducting optical fiber that optically couples the at least one light-diffusing optical fiber to at least one light source. The light-diffusing optical fiber includes a light-source fiber portion having a length over which scattered light is continuously emitted. The light-source fiber portion can be bent, including wound into a coil shape. The light-diffusing optical fiber includes a plurality of nano-sized structures configured to scatter guided light traveling within the light-diffusing optical fiber out of an outer surface of the fiber.

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[0001] Cross-references to related applications [0002] This application claims priority benefit to US Patent Application Serial No. 13 / 269055, filed October 7, 2011, the contents of which are relied upon and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to light-diffusing optical fibers having nano-sized structural regions, and more particularly, to optical fiber illumination systems and methods of using such optical fibers for various applications, including bioreactors, guide signage, and special lighting applications. Background technique [0004] Optical fibers are used in a variety of applications that require the delivery of light from a light source to a remote site. For example, optical telecommunications systems rely on fiber optic networks to carry light from service providers to system end users. [0005] Telecommunication fibers are designed to operate at near-infrared wavelengths, in the ra...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G02B6/00G02B6/02
CPCG02B6/001G02B6/02319G02B6/02342
Inventor E·J·富克斯S·L·洛谷诺夫A·B·鲁芬
Owner CORNING INC
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