US 11,988,940 B2
Lifetime extending and performance improvements of optical fibers via loading
Carsten L. Thomsen, Virum (DK)
Assigned to NKT PHOTONICS A/S, Birkerod (DK)
Filed by NKT Photonics A/S, Birkerød (DK)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/856,048.
Application 17/856,048 is a continuation of application No. 17/361,232, filed on Jun. 28, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/361,232 is a continuation of application No. 16/658,747, filed on Oct. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,048,145, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Application 16/658,747 is a continuation of application No. 16/256,096, filed on Jan. 24, 2019, granted, now 10,474,003, issued on Nov. 12, 2019.
Application 16/256,096 is a continuation of application No. 15/963,694, filed on Apr. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,281,797, issued on May 7, 2019.
Application 15/963,694 is a continuation of application No. 15/683,281, filed on Aug. 22, 2017, granted, now 9,971,230, issued on May 15, 2018.
Application 15/683,281 is a continuation of application No. 13/003,510, granted, now 9,746,749, issued on Aug. 29, 2017, previously published as PCT/DK2009/050158, filed on Jul. 3, 2009.
Claims priority of application No. PA 2008 00985 (DK), filed on Jul. 11, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2023/0004062 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G02F 1/365 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/02 (2006.01); H01S 3/30 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02F 1/35 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/365 (2013.01) [A61B 1/06 (2013.01); G02B 6/0006 (2013.01); G02B 6/02319 (2013.01); G02B 6/02342 (2013.01); H01S 3/302 (2013.01); G02B 6/02333 (2013.01); G02B 6/4296 (2013.01); G02B 6/44382 (2023.05); G02F 1/3528 (2021.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a supercontinuum light source configured for providing high-brightness and/or high-power emission in the visible part of the spectrum;
the supercontinuum light source comprising a pulsed pump light source and an optical fiber;
said fiber comprising a core and a cladding comprising a core material and a cladding material, respectively, at least a part of said core comprising silica;
said pulsed pump light source being arranged to feed said fiber with pulses; and
said core material and/or said cladding material comprising hydrogen and/or deuterium.