摘要:
Non-circular core optical preforms are provided whose core-cladding interface edge has a sharpness that can be accurately controlled according to application-specific needs. Preform design and fiber fabrication is handled such that precisely edged fiber cores are maintained in the drawn fibers. This provides for markedly improved fiber functions, which rely on the non-circular structure of the core. In short, optical fibers having non-circular wave-guiding regions with precise, controlled edges are provided. By using selected manufacturing techniques that employ lower temperatures than commonly used, prior art techniques and by choosing proper materials with appropriate viscosities for core and cladding, the rounding of the edges of the wave-guiding region is precisely maintained in the final optical fibers.
摘要:
An optical fiber is proposed comprising: an outer cladding section surrounding an inner core section, the outer cladding section having a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the core section and the outer cladding section and the core section forming an optical light guide; an emission area associated with one emission end of the optical fiber, the emission area extending in a longitudinal direction along the optical fiber and being arranged for emitting radiation in a lateral direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber; wherein within the emission area, the core section is provided with a plurality of scattering sites, which are each formed by a local variation of the refractive index in the core section.
摘要:
A fiber optic light source in which input light with short and narrow band wavelength is converted/transformed into multi-band visible white light with high intensity output power is provided. The new light source comprises at least one homogenizing light guide element, and at least one photoluminescence element. It may also comprise at least one input element and an optical fiber. All or some of the elements may be integrated into an optical waveguide. In some embodiments the at least one input element increases light transfer efficiency from a ray source to the at least one homogenizing light guide element component of the fiber optic light source. The at least one photoluminescence element can be a point or an extended form like a line or surface. The fiber optic light source output beam may also contain the input ray wavelength, which in turn can be from a fiber optic laser. In operation an input ray travels through at least one homogenizing light guide element and irradiates at least one photoluminescence element present in preselected positions of the device to cause large area or spacious illumination at a desired target. This source can be an information source to communicate information through light modulation not noticeable to the naked human eye. Information is sent from the optical light source to information receivers, technical devices like smart phones, TV-Displays, or other devices, which could replace the common use of LAN or WLAN networks. Here a known luminescent detector can be used to efficiently collect the information in its optical form and to lead it to a suitable photo detector. This enables free-space optical light information transfer especially in areas where traditional infrastructure using transmitting fibers is difficult to establish.
摘要:
Biologically active compounds that can be used as photosensitizers for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, particularly for PDT of cancer, infections and other hyperproliferative diseases, fluorescence diagnosis and PDT treatment of a non-tumorous indication such as arthritis, inflammatory diseases, viral or bacterial infections, dermatological, ophthalmological or urological disorders are provided as well as providing methods to obtain them in pharmaceutical quality. In addition, conjugates are provided in which these photosensitizers are attached to water-soluble polymers via cleavable linkers that can be cleaved in the body under specific conditions. Another embodiment consists of formulating the desired tetrapyrrole photosensitizer into a pharmaceutical formulation to be injected into the body avoiding undesirable effects like solubility problems or delayed pharmacokinetics of the tetrapyrrole systems.