Patent ID: 8031998
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An illumination fiber optic ribbon comprising: a plurality of optically-transmissive fibers disposed adjacent to each other as two or more twisted pairs, each twisted pair having two optically-transmissive fibers with portions thereof twisted together to form a twisted segment and portions thereof substantially parallel to one another to form a non-twisted segment; and a plurality of bends disposed along each twisted segment, the plurality of bends being formed by the twisting of the two optically-transmissive fibers in each twisted pair, wherein said non-twisted segment in each twisted pair is configured to connect to a light source, said light source emitting a light flux into said twisted and non-twisted segments of each twisted pair so that light from said light source is emitted from said plurality of bends disposed along each twisted segment.