Method of fabricating an optical fibre having low loss at 1385 nm
    1.
    发明公开
    Method of fabricating an optical fibre having low loss at 1385 nm 失效
    光纤的制造方法,具有在1385nm处损耗低

    公开(公告)号:EP0887670A3

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-10

    申请号:EP98304527.9

    申请日:1998-06-09

    Abstract: A singlemode optical fiber [700] having very low loss at 1385 nm, and a practical method for making same are disclosed. A core rod [20] is fabricated using vapor axial deposition to have a deposited cladding/core ratio ( D / d ) that is less than 7.5. The core rod is dehydrated in a chlorine- or fluorine-containing atmosphere at about 1200°C to reduce the amount of OH present to less than 0.8 parts per billion by weight, and then consolidated in a helium atmosphere at about 1500°C to convert the porous soot body into a glass. The consolidated core rod is elongated using an oxygen-hydrogen torch that creates a layer of OH ions on the surface of the rod that are largely removed by plasma etching. Finally, the core rod is installed in a glass tube [40] having a suitably low OH content. Thereafter, the tube is collapsed onto the rod to create a preform [60]. Conventional methods are employed for drawing an optical fiber from the preform and applying one or more protective coatings [75, 76]. The disclosed method is suitable for commercial production of low-OH fiber. Significantly, the fiber's loss at 1385 nm is reduced to a level that is less than its loss at 1310 nm, thereby rendering the entire wavelength region 1200 - 1600 nm suitable for optical transmission. In particular, wave-division-multiplex systems are now available to transmit optical signals over distances greater than 10 km in the wavelength region between 1360 nm and 1430 nm.

    Means for mode coupling in buffered optical fiber and method for making
    5.
    发明公开
    Means for mode coupling in buffered optical fiber and method for making 审中-公开
    装置,用于在一个缓冲光纤模式耦合和用于制备

    公开(公告)号:EP1072911A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-31

    申请号:EP00306060.5

    申请日:2000-07-17

    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an optical energy transmission system and apparatus having improved mode coupling. According to embodiments of the invention, an optical energy transmission medium such as an optical fiber (10) includes a plurality of particles (26) formed in one or more coating region layers (17,18) surrounding the cladding region (14) and/or one or more buffer region layers (23,24) surrounding the coating region for inducing microbending thereof, thus promoting advantageous mode coupling, which improves bandwidth potential by reducing dispersion. The method for manufacturing the inventive optical energy transmission medium includes forming one or more coating region layers and/or one or more buffer region layers containing particles such as fumed silica in such a way that particles are maintained within the optical energy transmission medium and form controlled perturbations along the optical fiber that enhance mode coupling to the extent that bandwidth of the optical fiber is improved.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的实施方案包括在光学能量传输系统,并具有改进的模耦合装置。 。根据本发明的实施例中,光能传输介质:诸如在光纤(10)包括颗粒在一个或多个涂层区域(17,18)围绕所述包层区(14)和形成有多个(26)/ 或一个或多个缓冲层的区域(23,24)围绕所述涂层区域为诱导其微弯,从而促销廷有利的模式耦合,通过降低分散改进带宽潜力。 用于制造本发明的光学能量传输介质的方法包括:形成一个或多个涂覆区的层和/或一个或多个含有粒子多个缓冲区域的层:如热解法二氧化硅在寻求一种方法没颗粒的光能传输介质内维持并形成控制 沿着光纤扰动确实提高模式耦合到所做的光纤的带宽,提高的程度。

    High capacity optical fiber network operating in the 1.4 um region
    7.
    发明公开
    High capacity optical fiber network operating in the 1.4 um region 无效
    Lichtwellenleiternetzwerk mit hoherKapazitätin dem 1.4 um Betriebsgebiet

    公开(公告)号:EP1030473A2

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-23

    申请号:EP00301043.6

    申请日:2000-02-09

    CPC classification number: H04B10/2916

    Abstract: A high-capacity optical fiber network [100, 200] includes wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) within the 1.4 micron (µm) wavelength region ( i.e ., 1335-1435 nm). Such a system includes optical fiber [130] whose peak loss in the 1.4 µm region is less than its loss at 1310 nm. The optical fiber has a zero dispersion wavelength (λ 0 ) at about 1310 nm, and linear dispersion between about 1.5 and 8.0 ps/nm-km within the 1.4 µm region. At least three WDM channels operate at 10 Gb/s in the 1.4 µm wavelength region and have a channel separation of 100 GHz. In one illustrative embodiment of the invention, a broadcast television channel, having amplitude modulated vestigial sideband modulation, simultaneously operates in the 1.3 µm region ( i.e ., 1285-1335 nm) and/or the 1.55 µm region ( i.e ., 1500-1600 nm). In another embodiment of the invention, 16 digital data channels are multiplexed together in the 1.55 µm region, each channel operating at about 2.5 Gb/s. Raman amplifiers [103, 113] are used for amplification in the 1.3 µm and the 1.4 µm wavelength regions, whereas an Erbium amplifier [123] is used for amplification in the 1.55 µm wavelength region.

    Abstract translation: 高容量光纤网络Ä100,200Ü包括在1.4微米(μm)波长区域(即1335-1435nm)内的波分复用(WDM)。 这种系统包括光纤Ä130Ü,其在1.4μm区域的峰值损耗小于其在1310nm处的损耗。 光纤在约1310nm处具有零色散波长(λ0),在1.4μm区域内具有在约1.5和8.0ps / nm-km之间的线性色散。 至少三个WDM通道在1.4μm波长区域以10Gb / s的速率工作,并且通道间隔为100GHz。 在本发明的一个说明性实施例中,具有幅度调制残留边带调制的广播电视频道同时在1.3μm区域(即1285-1335nm)和/或1.55μm区域(即,1500-1600 纳米)。 在本发明的另一个实施例中,16个数字数据信道在1.55μm区域中被复用在一起,每个信道以约2.5Gb / s的速率工作。 拉曼放大器Ä103,113Ü用于1.3μm和1.4μm波长区域的放大,而铒放大器Ä123Ü用于1.55μm波长区域的放大。

    Means for mode mixing in buffered optical fiber and method for making
    8.
    发明公开
    Means for mode mixing in buffered optical fiber and method for making 审中-公开
    装置,用于在一个缓冲光纤和模混合制备

    公开(公告)号:EP1072910A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-31

    申请号:EP00306050.6

    申请日:2000-07-17

    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an optical energy transmission system and apparatus having improved mode coupling. According to embodiments of the invention, an optical energy transmission medium such as an optical fiber (10) includes bubbles (26) formed therein for inducing microbending of the optical energy transmission medium, thus promoting advantageous mode coupling, which improves bandwidth potential by reducing dispersion. The bubbles are formed, for example, in one or more buffer region layers (23,24) and/or at the interface between the coating (16) and buffer regions. The method for manufacturing the inventive optical energy transmission medium includes controllably forming one or more buffer region layers around the coated optical fiber or other transmission medium in such a way that that a desired amount of bubbles is created and maintained within one or more of the buffer region layers and/or at the interface between the coating and buffer regions. The bubbles form controlled perturbations that enhance mode coupling to the extent that bandwidth of the optical fiber is improved. The quantity and size of the bubbles formed in the optical energy transmission medium are controlled by, for example, the amount of moisture present in the applied coating.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的实施方案包括在光学能量传输系统,并具有改进的模耦合装置。 。根据本发明的实施例中,光能传输介质:用于诱导的光能传输介质,从而促销廷有利的模式耦合,通过降低分散改进带宽潜力的微弯曲形成于其中诸如在光纤(10)包括气泡(26) , 气泡形成,例如,在一个或多个缓冲层的区域(23,24)和/或在所述涂层(16)和缓冲区域之间的界面。 用于制造本发明的光学能量传输介质的方法包括可控地形成被涂覆的光学纤维或其它传输介质围绕一个或多个缓冲层的区域在寻求一种方式thatthat创建气泡的所需量和一个或多个所述缓冲器的内维持 区域的层和/或在涂布和缓冲区域之间的界面。 气泡形式控制扰动并提高模式耦合的程度做了光纤的带宽得以改善。 在光能传输介质形成的气泡的数量和大小被控制,例如,存在的水分的量在应用涂层。

    High capacity optical fiber network operating in the 1.4 um region
    9.
    发明公开
    High capacity optical fiber network operating in the 1.4 um region 无效
    光纤网络具有高容量,其中1.4至操作字段

    公开(公告)号:EP1030473A3

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-29

    申请号:EP00301043.6

    申请日:2000-02-09

    CPC classification number: H04B10/2916

    Abstract: A high-capacity optical fiber network [100, 200] includes wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) within the 1.4 micron (µm) wavelength region ( i.e ., 1335-1435 nm). Such a system includes optical fiber [130] whose peak loss in the 1.4 µm region is less than its loss at 1310 nm. The optical fiber has a zero dispersion wavelength (λ 0 ) at about 1310 nm, and linear dispersion between about 1.5 and 8.0 ps/nm-km within the 1.4 µm region. At least three WDM channels operate at 10 Gb/s in the 1.4 µm wavelength region and have a channel separation of 100 GHz. In one illustrative embodiment of the invention, a broadcast television channel, having amplitude modulated vestigial sideband modulation, simultaneously operates in the 1.3 µm region ( i.e ., 1285-1335 nm) and/or the 1.55 µm region ( i.e ., 1500-1600 nm). In another embodiment of the invention, 16 digital data channels are multiplexed together in the 1.55 µm region, each channel operating at about 2.5 Gb/s. Raman amplifiers [103, 113] are used for amplification in the 1.3 µm and the 1.4 µm wavelength regions, whereas an Erbium amplifier [123] is used for amplification in the 1.55 µm wavelength region.

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