Transmission of light through light absorbing medium

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8967298
APP PUB NO 20110205652A1
SERIAL NO

12711384

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A method and apparatus for transmitting light through a light absorbing medium in which a light transmissive fluid column or channel contiguous with the light absorbing medium is formed in the light absorbing medium. The light is introduced into a light inlet end of the column of light transmissive fluid, whereby the light is transmitted in the column of light transmissive fluid through the light absorbing medium until exiting a light outlet end of the column. The invention has applicability to the field of fiber optics and downhole applications of lasers, such as for wellbore drilling and completion activities.

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  • GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

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Abbasi, Hamid Ali Naperville, US 6 66
Hawthorn, Colin John Des Plaines, US 2 48
Kleefisch, Mark Plainfield, US 2 101

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