Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multi-core optical fiber having a structure for reducing transmission loss and nonlinearity. The multi-core optical fiber comprises plural cores extending along a center axis direction, and a cladding surrounding the peripheries of the plural cores. The cladding is comprised of silica glass doped with fluorine, and each of the plural cores is comprised of silica glass doped with chlorine or pure silica glass.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an optical waveguide manufacturing method, which excels in mass productivity of a planar optical waveguide. In an aggregating step, plural members (20), which have a rod (21) or pipe (22) shape respectively, are arranged and bundled so as to constitute a substantially similar figure to at least a part of a desired waveguide pattern on a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the members (20). The plural members (20) bundled in the aggregating step are, after being softened by heating, elongated in a longitudinal direction thereof in an elongating step, whereby an elongated body is formed. The elongated body formed in the elongating step is cut along a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the elongated body in a cutting step. By these steps, a planar optical waveguide, on which a waveguide pattern based on a micro-structure is formed, is manufactured.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an optical communication system or the like, which comprises a multicore fiber with a plurality of cores that are two-dimensionally arrayed in a cross-section thereof. In the optical communication system, an arrangement converter, provided between a multicore fiber and an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) having light emitting areas arrayed one-dimensionally, comprises first and second end faces, and a plurality of optical waveguides. The optical waveguides are disposed such that one of the end faces coincides with the first end face and the other end face coincides with the second end face. In particular, the optical waveguide end face array on the first end face and the optical waveguide end face array on the second face are different, contributing to an optical link between network resources of different types.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of forming a transmission line capable of measuring more precise connection losses at low cost, and so on. At least of first and second optical fibers to be connected as components of the optical transmission line is selected such that, at one wavelength λ contained in the wavelength range of 1260 nm to 1625 nm, predetermined relationships defined by the Rayleigh scattering coefficients of the first and second optical fibers, the mode field diameters of the first and second optical fibers at the wavelength λ, and the transmission losses of the first and second optical fibers at the wavelength λ can be satisfied between the first and second optical fibers.
Abstract:
An optical cable according to the present invention relates to an optical cable having a construction to enable reduction of a cable outer diameter, and/or improvement of contained efficiency of coated optical fibers while an increase of transmission loss in each coated optical fiber is suppressed. The optical cable has a loose-tube type of structure constructed by: a tension member; a plurality of tubes stranded together around the tension member; and an outer sheath covering the outer periphery of the plurality of tubes. One or more coated optical fibers are contained in each tube. A ratio of A/B is 6.3 or more but 7.0 or less, where each coated optical fiber has a mode field diameter A in a range of 8.6±0.4 μm at a wavelength of 1.31 μm, and where a fiber cutoff wavelength thereof is B μm.
Abstract translation:根据本发明的光缆涉及具有能够减少电缆外径的结构和/或提高涂覆光纤的收纳效率的光缆,同时抑制每个涂覆光纤中的传输损耗的增加。 光缆具有松套管结构,其构造为:张紧构件; 围绕所述张力构件绞合在一起的多个管; 以及覆盖多个管的外周的外护套。 每个管中包含一个或多个涂覆的光纤。 A / B的比例为6.3以上且7.0以下,其中每个涂覆光纤的波长为1.31μm的模场直径A在8.6±0.4μm的范围内,并且其光纤截止波长为B 妈妈
Abstract:
The present invention provides an optical transmission system and so on having a structure that enables to reduce variations between wavelengths in chromatic dispersion over a wide wavelength range and control non-linear optical effects. An optical fiber transmission line comprises a first optical fiber having a positive chromatic dispersion such that its wavelength dependence is reduced over a wide wavelength range, and a second optical fiber having a negative chromatic dispersion such that its wavelength dependence is reduced over the wavelength range. In this way, the first and second optical fibers each have a chromatic dispersion of a different polarity, thereby controlling accumulated chromatic dispersions at low level for a whole optical fiber transmission line, while the chromatic dispersion occurs to some extent in each of the first and second optical fibers, thereby controlling effectively non-linear optical effects such as four-wave mixing.
Abstract:
In an optical fiber including a core region and cladding regions of not less than three layers which surrounds the core region in order, each of said cladding regions has a mean refractive index different from those of the adjacents regions,at least one of the cladding regions has a lower mean refractive index than both adjacent regions, and at least one cladding region is provided with a plurality of sub medium regions each having a refractive index lower than a main medium constituting this cladding region.
Abstract:
An optical transmission line including a portion formed by fusion-splicing optical fibers having structures different from each other; wherein, in the optical fibers having structures different from each other, a first optical fiber 1 has a mode field diameter smaller than that of a second optical fiber 2 fusion-spliced thereto; and wherein the first optical fiber 1 has an average viscosity from a center to an outermost layer greater than that of the second optical fiber from a center to an outermost layer.
Abstract:
Wavelength division multiplexing signal light is fed into an arrayed diffraction grating type optical demultiplexer, demultiplexed signal light components are outputted from a plurality of output ports, whether there is a signal light component or not is detected by each photodiode of a photodiode array, and a counter unit calculates the number of signals from the result of detection. Here, the output wavelength interval of &Dgr;&lgr;o of the output ports is set to &Dgr;&lgr;o=&Dgr;&lgr;i/m (where m is an integer of at least two) with respect to the signal wavelength interval &Dgr;&lgr;i of the wavelength division multiplexing signal light, whereas the photodiode array is sectioned into m photodiode array groups in which the output signal wavelength interval is &Dgr;&lgr;i.
Abstract:
Provided are an optical transmission line including a connected part of the optical fibers having different refractive index profiles, wherein at least one of the optical fibers has a hollow region, and a method for connecting such optical fibers, wherein connection loss in a connection of such optical fibers is reduced. In the case of connecting an optical fiber 1, which does not have a hollow region and which consists of a core region 3 and a cladding region 4, and an optical fiber 2, which consists of a hollow core region 5 and a cladding region 6 having a plurality of refractive index variation parts 7 which extend along optical fiber 2, matching oil M is first injected into the connecting end portion of the hollow core region 5 to be connected with the optical fiber 1. The matching oil M is a substance that has a matched refractive index greater than the refractive index of the material which forms the cladding region 6. Subsequently, one end portion of the optical fiber 1 and the connecting end portion of the optical fiber 2, wherein the matching oil M is injected, are inserted into the glass pipe 8, and the optical fiber 1 and the optical fiber 2 are connected.