Patents by Inventor Didier Fleury

Didier Fleury has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9653875
    Abstract: According to one aspect, the invention relates to a device comprising an optical fiber having a high Brillouin threshold, said device including an optical fiber (101) suitable for propagating a high-power optical signal beam, means (11) for coupling a signal beam to an entrance end of the optical fiber (101) and a tubular structure (10) comprising at least one first tube (103) and at least one first adhesive material (102). According to the present description, at least one portion of the optical fiber is immobilized in the tubular structure (10) by means of the first adhesive material (102), which adheres both to the internal surface of the first tube (103) and to the external surface of the optical fiber (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales—ONERA
    Inventors: Guillaume Canat, William Renard, Laurent Lombard, Didier Fleury
  • Publication number: 20170012401
    Abstract: According to one aspect, the invention relates to a device comprising an optical fibre having a high Brillouin threshold, said device including an optical fibre (101) suitable for propagating a high-power optical signal beam, means (11) for coupling a signal beam to an entrance end of the optical fibre (101) and a tubular structure (10) comprising at least one first tube (103) and at least one first adhesive material (102). According to the present description, at least one portion of the optical fibre is immobilized in the tubular structure (10) by means of the first adhesive material (102), which adheres both to the internal surface of the first tube (103) and to the external surface of the optical fibre (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales-ONERA
    Inventors: Guillaume Canat, William Renard, Laurent Lombard, Didier Fleury
  • Patent number: 9236704
    Abstract: According to one aspect, the invention relates to an optic fiber amplifier having a high Brillouin threshold, and including: an amplification optic fiber (16) comprising a core and a sheath and suitable for amplifying a signal beam travelling in said core; means for coupling the signal beam in an input end of said amplification optic fiber; means for coupling a pump laser beam for pumping said amplification optic fiber; a structure (330, 340) including a deformable portion around which at least one portion of said amplification optic fiber is wound in the shape of turns, said turns being in contact with a surface of said deformable portion, wherein the friction of said optic fiber on said surface resulting, during the deformation of said deformable portion, in an elongation of said amplification optic fiber according to an elongation profile that varies from one turn to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales-ONERA
    Inventors: Guillaume Canat, Laurent Lombard, Julien Le Gouët, Didier Fleury
  • Publication number: 20150194787
    Abstract: According to one aspect, the invention relates to an optic fiber amplifier having a high Brillouin threshold, and including: an amplification optic fiber (16) comprising a core and a sheath and suitable for amplifying a signal beam travelling in said core; means for coupling the signal beam in an input end of said amplification optic fiber; means for coupling a pump laser beam for pumping said amplification optic fiber; a structure (330, 340) including a deformable portion around which at least one portion of said amplification optic fiber is wound in the shape of turns, said turns being in contact with a surface of said deformable portion, wherein the friction of said optic fiber on said surface resulting, during the deformation of said deformable portion, in an elongation of said amplification optic fiber according to an elongation profile that varies from one turn to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Office National d'etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales-ONERA
    Inventors: Guillaume Canat, Laurent Lombard, Julien Le Gouët, Didier Fleury