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(11) EP 3 047 319 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
30.06.2021 Bulletin 2021/26

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
19.05.2021 Bulletin 2021/20

(21) Application number: 14771866.2

(22) Date of filing: 19.09.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G02B 6/02(2006.01)
 C03B 37/025(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2014/070048
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/040189 (26.03.2015 Gazette 2015/12)

(54)

METHODS OF MANUFACTURING HOLLOW-CORE PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS

FOTONISCHE BANDLÜCKENFASERN MIT HOHLEM KERN UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG DAVON

FIBRES À BANDE INTERDITE PHOTONIQUE ET COEUR CREUX ET LEURS PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 20.09.2013 GB 201316795
20.09.2013 GB 201316793

(43) Date of publication of application:
27.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/30

(73) Proprietor: University Of Southampton
Southampton, Hampshire S017 1BJ (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • FOKOUA, Eric Rodrigue Numkam
    Southampton Hampshire SO16 3GF (GB)
  • POLETTI, Francesco
    Southampton Hampshire SO15 5JD (GB)
  • RICHARDSON, David John
    Southampton Hampshire SO15 5NJ (GB)
  • CHEN, Yong
    Southampton Hampshire SO16 7DT (GB)
  • WHEELER, Natalie Violet
    Southampton Hampshire SO18 1PH (GB)
  • HAYES, John Richard
    Fordingbridge Hampshire SP6 1NG (GB)
  • PETROVICH, Marco
    Southampton Hampshire SO18 3NA (GB)

(74) Representative: Lock, Graham James et al
Fry Heath & Spence LLP
Unit A, Faraday Court Faraday Road Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9PU
Unit A, Faraday Court Faraday Road Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9PU (GB)


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