LASER OPTIMIZED MULTIMODE FIBER AND METHOD FOR USE WITH LASER AND LED SOURCES AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME - Patent 1181597

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EP 1 181 597 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/09

(21)	Application number: 00919331.9

(22)	Date of filing: 22.02.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 6/26

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0004/404

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0050/941 (31.08.2000 Gazette 2000/35)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

22.02.1999 US 121169 P

(71)	Applicant: Corning Incorporated
	Corning, New York 14831 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ABBOTT, John, S., III Elmira, NY 14903 (US) HARSHBARGER, Douglas, E. Corning, NY 14830 (US)

(74)	Representative: Greene, Simon Kenneth
	Elkington and Fife, Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)

(54)	LASER OPTIMIZED MULTIMODE FIBER AND METHOD FOR USE WITH LASER AND LED SOURCES AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME