DocumentCode
1504759
Title
Novel Visible Light Emitting Optical Fibers Using Up-Conversion
Author
Hageman, William ; Cho, Jung-Hyun ; Bass, Michael ; Deppe, Dennis G. ; Hawkins, Thomas ; Foy, Paul ; Ballato, John
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA
Volume
7
Issue
5
fYear
2011
fDate
5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
295
Lastpage
300
Abstract
Optical fibers are described that emit visible light along their length when particulate up-converters in the cladding are excited by light from semiconductor light sources propagating in the core and leaking into the cladding. These eye-catching fibers can be made in almost any color. They can enhance the display of safety gear, enliven novelty clothing displays, make more spectacular theatrical costumes and find use in a wide range of specialty fabrics for other novel display applications.
Keywords
light emitting devices; light propagation; light sources; optical fibre cladding; optical fibres; eye-catching fibers; novelty clothing displays; safety gear display; semiconductor light sources; theatrical costumes; up-converters; visible light emitting optical fibers; Absorption; Glass; Indexes; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Polymers; Displays; luminescence; optical fiber applications; optical frequency conversion; safety;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Display Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1551-319X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JDT.2011.2111412
Filename
5756330
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