Abstract:
A few mode optical fiber suitable for use in a mode division multiplexing (MDM) optical transmission system is disclosed. The optical fiber has a graded-index core with a radius R1 in the range from 8 μm to 14 μm, an alpha value greater than or equal to about 2.3 and less than about 2.7 at a wavelength of 1550 nm, and a maximum relative refractive index &Dgr;1MAX from about 0.3% to about 0.6% relative to the cladding. The optical fiber also has an effective area greater than about 90 μm2 and less than about 160 μm2. The core and cladding support only the LP01 and LP11 modes at wavelengths greater than 1500 nm. The cladding has a maximum relative refractive index &Dgr;4MAX such that &Dgr;1MAX > &Dgr;4MAX, and the differential group delay between the LP01 and LP11 modes is less than about 0.5 ns/km at a wavelength of 1550 nm.
Abstract:
An optical waveguide fiber comprises: (i) a Ge free core (12) having an effective area of 100 µm2 to 160 µm2, at a 1550 nm wavelength, and an a value 12= a=200, said core comprising: (a) a central core region (14) extending radially outwardly from a centerline to a radius r., and having a relative refractive index percent profile ?0(r) in % measured relative to pure silica, wherein -0.1 % =0. 1 %, wherein the central core region has a maximum relative refractive index percent, ?0MAX (b) a first annular core region (16) surrounding and directly adjacent to the central core region and extending to an outer radius r1 wherein 4.8 µm =r, =10 µm, and having a relative refractive index percent profile, ?1(r) in % measured relative to pure silica, and a minimum relative refractive index, and the relative refractive index measured at a radius r = 2.5 µm being: -0.15 ?,(r =2.5 µm), (c) a fluorine doped second annular region (18) surrounding and directly adjacent to the first annular core region and extending to a radius 13 µm
Abstract translation:一种光波导光纤包括:(i)在1550nm波长处具有100μm2至160μm2的有效面积的无锗芯(12),并且值12 = a = 200,所述芯包括:(a) 中心芯区域(14),其从中心线径向向外延伸到半径r,并且具有相对于纯二氧化硅测量的相对折射率百分比曲线?0(r),其中-0.1%= 0。 1%,其中中心芯区域具有最大相对折射率百分比,α0MAX(b)围绕并直接邻近中心芯区域并延伸到外半径r1的第一环形芯区域(16),其中4.8μm= r =10μm,相对折射率百分比曲线,相对于纯二氧化硅测得的Δ1(r)%,最小相对折射率,在半径r =2.5μm处测得的相对折射率为: 0.15 <α,(r =2.5μm)<0,θ0 >,(r =2.5μm),(c)氟掺杂的第二环形区域(18),其围绕并直接邻近第一环形芯区域延伸到半径13μm
Abstract:
An optical fiber (10), comprising: (i) a rare earth doped silica based elongated core (12) with a first refractive index (n1 with an aspect ratio of 1.5 to 10; (ii) a silica based moat (13) abutting and at least substantially surrounding the core, the moat having a refractive index n2, wherein n21; (iii) a silica based inner cladding (14) surrounding the moat, the inner cladding having a third refractive index (n3), wherein n1>n3; and n3>n2; (iv) a silica based outer cladding (16) surrounding said inner cladding, the outer cladding having a fourth refractive index (n4), such that n43; the optical fiber exhibits single polarization at the operating wavelength band.
Abstract:
An optical fiber comprising: a glass core extending from a centerline to a radius R 1 ; a glass cladding surrounding and in contact with the core, the cladding comprising: a first annular region extending from R 1 to a radius R 2 , the first annular region comprising a radial width, W 2 = R 2 - R 1 , a second annular region extending from R 2 to a radius R 3 , the second annular region comprising a radial width, W 3 = R 3 - R 2 , and a third annular region extending from R 3 to an outermost glass radius R 4 ; wherein (i) the core comprises a maximum relative refractive index, ? 1
Abstract:
A method for measuring longitudinal variation in chromatic dispersion in an optical fiber, comprising: (i) launching into a first end and a second end of optical fiber an optical signal at a wavelength ?1 to collect backscatter power P(z) for different positions z within said optical fiber and providing measured OTDR backscatter traces; (ii) deriving from the measured OTDR backscatter traces at the single OTDR wavelength ?1 either (a) the longitudinal MFD(z) data or (b) the relative MFD data; and (iii) calculating estimated longitudinal dispersion D(z) from the longitudinal MFD(z) data or the relative MFD data, without utilizing any other wavelength data.
Abstract:
An optical system comprises an optical fiber with gain producing core with an index of refraction n1, surrounded by at least one cladding with an index of refraction n2, said cladding including at least one index reduced area with an index of refraction n2, such that n1>n2>n2, the core propagating signal at a spatial fundamental mode at a signal wavelength λ1 and at a power level sufficient to generate optical power at a wavelength λ2, where λ2> λ1 , and the optical fiber has at least one cut-off fundamental spatial mode wavelength λc, and λ1 λc.
Abstract:
Bend resistant multimode optical fibers are disclosed herein. Multimode optical fibers disclosed herein comprise a core region having a radius greater than 30 microns and a cladding region surrounding and directly adjacent to the core region, the cladding region comprising a depressed-index annular portion comprising a depressed relative refractive index. The fiber has a total outer diameter of less than 120 microns, and exhibits an overfilled bandwidth at 850 nm greater than 500 MHz-km.
Abstract:
An optical fiber comprising: a silica based core having a first index of refraction ni; and at least one silica based cladding surrounding the core, the at least one silica based cladding comprising index lowering non-periodic voids containing a gas, wherein at least 80% of said voids have a maximum cross-sectional dimension of less than 2000 nm, and the NA of the fiber layer situated immediately adjacent to and inside said at least one silica based cladding is at least 0.2.
Abstract:
Microstructured optical fiber for single-moded transmission of optical signals, the optical fiber including a core region (170) and a cladding region (180), the cladding region including an annular hole-containing region (184) that contains ?on-periodically disposed holes. The optical fiber provides single mode transmission and low bend loss.