Patent 8929703 was granted and assigned to Corning Incorporated on January, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Light diffusing optical fibers for use in ultraviolet illumination applications and which have a uniform color gradient that is angularly independent are disclosed herein along with methods for making such fibers. The light diffusing fibers are composed of a silica-based glass core that is coated with a number of layers including a scattering layer.