Patent ID: 7435010
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical light guide system comprising: a connector; a bundle of optical fibers positioned within said connector; an epoxy joining said optical fibers together, wherein said bundle of optical fibers has a polished distal end that transmits optical signals at one end of said connector, wherein the ratio of fiber size to binder particulate size of said epoxy is sufficient to maintain the integrity of said bundle of optical fibers during polishing of said distal end, and wherein the ratio of the fiber size to the binder particulate size of said epoxy is between approximately 25 and 50; an optical light guide transmitter located at the polished distal end of said bundle of optical fibers, said optical light guide transmitter operable to transmit optical beams in a high temperature environment up to about 2000 degrees Fahrenheit; and an optical light guide receiver operable to receive the optical beams: wherein the optical beams form a data ring of transmission around said transmitter, the data ring comprises at least one of a plurality of emission cones, said transmitter operable to transmit up to kilometers from said transmitter.