AU750002B2 - Optical waveguide with diffuse light extraction - Google Patents

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AU750002B2
AU750002B2 AU65589/98A AU6558998A AU750002B2 AU 750002 B2 AU750002 B2 AU 750002B2 AU 65589/98 A AU65589/98 A AU 65589/98A AU 6558998 A AU6558998 A AU 6558998A AU 750002 B2 AU750002 B2 AU 750002B2
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Joseph J. Bianconi
David G. Freier
Richard D. Ornelaz Jr.
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    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0005Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type
    • G02B6/001Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S385/00Optical waveguides
    • Y10S385/901Illuminating or display apparatus

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AU65589/98A 1997-10-24 1998-03-17 Optical waveguide with diffuse light extraction Ceased AU750002B2 (en)

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US08/957,554 US6301418B1 (en) 1997-10-24 1997-10-24 Optical waveguide with diffuse light extraction
PCT/US1998/005140 WO1999022173A1 (en) 1997-10-24 1998-03-17 Optical waveguide with diffuse light extraction

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