Systems and methods for processing optical fiber

    公开(公告)号:US11577985B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17175000

    申请日:2021-02-12

    Abstract: A system for processing an optical fiber includes: a draw furnace, the draw furnace containing an optical fiber preform; a bare optical fiber drawn from the optical fiber preform, the bare optical fiber extending from the draw furnace along a process pathway; and a slow cooling device operatively coupled to and downstream from the draw furnace, the slow cooling device exposing the bare optical fiber to a slow cooling device process temperature in the range form 1000° C. to 1400° C., wherein the bare optical fiber passes through the slow cooling device at least two times.

    DISPERSION COMPENSATION FIBER AND DISPERSION COMPENSATION MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20220317367A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17702896

    申请日:2022-03-24

    Abstract: In some embodiments, an optical fiber transmission link, includes a length of dispersion compensating fiber (DCF), the dispersion compensating fiber coupled to a length of single-mode fiber (SMF) having a zero dispersion wavelength of 1300 nm to 1324 nm; wherein the optical fiber transmission link comprising the dispersion compensating fiber coupled to the single-mode fiber and operating at wavelengths between 1265 nm and 1375 nm increases maximum link lengths of the optical fiber transmission link by more than 60% as compared to the link length of the optical fiber transmission link with the single-mode fiber only; and wherein the maximum link length is calculated from the maximum allowed positive and negative accumulated dispersion at wavelengths between 1265 nm and 1375 nm.

    PLUGGED HONEYCOMB BODIES, EXTRUSION DIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20220126230A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17294084

    申请日:2019-11-01

    Abstract: A plugged honeycomb structure includes intersecting porous walls extending in an axial direction between an inlet end and an outlet end of the honeycomb structure, the intersecting porous walls forming a matrix of repeating unit cells arranged in a repeating pattern. The repeating unit cells comprise: three or four channels, each channel formed by four walls, wherein the three or four channels comprise more inlet channels than outlet channels, at least one wall of an inlet channel or an outlet channel is intersected midwall by a wall, an area of an outlet channel is equal to or less than an area of any of the inlet channels, and continuous line segments extending along walls of at least three repeating unit cells. Other plugged honeycomb structures, plugged honeycomb bodies, honeycomb extrusion dies, and methods are disclosed.

    SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBER WITH THIN COATING FOR HIGH DENSITY CABLES AND INTERCONNECTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220026627A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-27

    申请号:US17381756

    申请日:2021-07-21

    Abstract: An optical fiber is provided that includes a core region, a cladding region having a radius less than about 62.5 microns; a polymer coating comprising a high-modulus layer and a low-modulus layer, wherein a thickness of the low-modulus inner coating layer is in a range of 4 microns to 20 microns, the modulus of the low-modulus inner coating layer is less than or equal to about 0.35 MPa, a thickness of the high-modulus coating layer is in a range of 4 microns to 20 microns, the modulus of the high-modulus inner coating layer is greater than or equal to about 1.6 GPa, and wherein a puncture resistance of the optical fiber is greater than 20 g, and wherein a microbend attenuation penalty of the optical fiber is less than 0.03 dB/km, and wherein an outer diameter of the coated optical fiber is less than or equal to 175 microns

    Halogen-doped silica preforms for optical fibers

    公开(公告)号:US11198635B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US16529123

    申请日:2019-08-01

    Abstract: Preparation of halogen-doped silica is described. The preparation includes doping silica with high halogen concentration and sintering halogen-doped silica to a closed-pore state in a gas-phase environment that has a low partial pressure of impermeable gases. Impermeable gases are difficult to remove from halogen-doped fiber preforms and lead to defects in optical fibers drawn from the preforms. A low partial pressure of impermeable gases in the sintering environment leads to a low concentration of impermeable gases and a low density of gas-phase voids in densified halogen-doped silica. Preforms with fewer defects result.

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