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IQ receives US Patent for Right Angle Output Side Firing Fiber
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US Patent number 9,618,700 issued today as a stand alone utility patent covering three embodiments of right angle side fire fibers with 19 claims allowed. The invention is an outgrowth of InnovaQuartz new one-piece side firing fiber caps (Patented) where astigmatic distortion is exploited to permit exceeding the ~75 degree off-axis limit of competing technologies. Ironically, through purposeful distortion the invention produces an essentially distortion-free output as compared with the elliptical distortion suffered by lower angle emission devices. The invention also provided for rotation of the output beyond 90 degrees where there is a need for a back-firing fiber, but not...