Optical fiber with light extractor
CA 2246545 A1 · Owner: Allen, Richard C. · Inventors: Nevitt, Timothy J.; Kotz, Arthur L.; Freier, David G.
Overview
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A light extractor is provided which comprises a disperse phase of polymeric particles disposed within a continuous birefringent matrix. The extractor is oriented, typically by stretching, in one or more directions. The size and shape of the disperse phase particles, the volume fraction of the disperse phase, the film thickness, and the amount of orientation are chosen to attain a desired degree of diffuse reflection and total transmission of electromagnetic radiation of a desired wavelength in the resulting extractor.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed February 28, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 28, 2017.
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