公开(公告)号：US20240302586A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18180317

申请日：2023-03-08

Applicant: SCHOTT AG

Inventor： Bernd Schultheis ,  Martin Cramer ,  Jonas Grimm ,  Fabian Brey ,  Jonas Knaus ,  Lothar Willems ,  Sergei Kraus

IPC: G02B6/04 ,  G02B23/26

CPC classification number: G02B6/04 ,  G02B23/26

Abstract: A fiber-optic light guide is provided. The light guide includes plurality of optical fibers and an enveloping material. The plurality of optical fibers define a flexible fiber bundle. The flexible fiber bundle has a first diameter and a length along a longitudinal axis. The enveloping material encloses the plurality of optical fibers at one end of the flexible fiber bundle and over at least a part of the length to define a rigid portion. The plurality of optical fibers in the rigid portion are fused with one another. The flexible fiber bundle has a modified or formed cross-sectional geometry in a region of the enveloping material.