Abstract:
An optical fiber, comprising: (i) a core, (ii) a cladding surrounding the core, (iii) at least one stress member adjacent the fiber core and situated within the cladding, said stress member comprising silica doped with F.
Abstract:
An optical waveguide device includes a flexible glass optical waveguide structure including a flexible glass substrate having a thickness of no greater than about 0.3 mm The flexible glass substrate has at least one waveguide feature that transmits optical signals through the flexible glass substrate. The at least one waveguide feature is formed of glass material that forms the flexible glass substrate. An electrical device is located on a surface of the flexible glass substrate.
Abstract:
An optical fiber including a multimode core having a radius, R1, and a maximum relative refractive index, α1MAX, at a wavelength λ0, an inner clad region surrounding the core and having a radial thickness, T2, and a minimum relative refractive index, Δ2MIN, of about 0.0% at a wavelength of λ0, and an outer clad layer, which is doped with chlorine at greater than or equal to 0.5 weight %, surrounding the inner clad region and having a radial thickness, T3, and a maximum relative refractive index, Δ3MAX, at a wavelength of λ0. The optical fiber satisfies the following relationship: Δ1MAX>Δ3MAX>Δ2MIN, and the optical fiber exhibits an overfilled bandwidth of greater than or equal to about 1.5 GHz-km at λ0.
Abstract:
The embodiments described herein relate to multi-core optical fiber interconnects which include at least two multi-core optical fibers. The multi-core optical fibers are connected such that the core elements of the first multi-core optical fiber are optically coupled to the core elements of the second multi-core optical fiber thereby forming an array of interconnect core elements extending through the optical fiber interconnect. The multi-core optical fibers are constructed such that cross-talk between adjacent core elements in each multi-core optical fiber are minimized. The multi-core optical fibers are also constructed such that time-delays between the interconnect core elements in the array of interconnect core elements are also minimized.
Abstract:
An optical fiber including a multimode core having a radius, R1, and a maximum relative refractive index, α1MAX, at a wavelength λ0, an inner clad region surrounding the core and having a radial thickness, T2, and a minimum relative refractive index, Δ2MIN, of about 0.0% at a wavelength of λ0, and an outer clad layer, which is doped with chlorine at greater than or equal to 0.5 weight %, surrounding the inner clad region and having a radial thickness, T3, and a maximum relative refractive index, Δ3MAX, at a wavelength of λ0. The optical fiber satisfies the following relationship: Δ1MAX>Δ3MAX>Δ2MIN, and the optical fiber exhibits an overfilled bandwidth of greater than or equal to about 1.5 GHz-km at λ0.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed for converting a legacy 850 nm optical-fiber link in a data center to a 1310 nm optical-fiber link. The methods include accessing the primary optical fiber of the legacy 850 nm optical-fiber link and optically connecting thereto one or more sections of compensating optical fiber. The resulting 1310 nm link has a peak wavelength of nominally 1310 nm and supports a bandwidth of greater than 2 GHz·km and a data rate of at least 25 Gb/s.
Abstract:
Systems for and methods of characterizing the thickness profile of laminated glass structures are disclosed, wherein the laminated glass structure has at least one gradual transition region between adjacent glass layers. The method includes sequentially focusing laser light at different focuses along a line within the laminated glass structure. The sequentially formed focuses define corresponding micro-volumes from which fluorescent light emanates due to a multiphoton process. The variation in the intensity of the detected fluorescent light from each micro-volume as a function of distance into the laminated glass structure is used to determine the relative locations of the multiple layers and the at least one gradual transition region.
Abstract:
A method of forming an optical fiber includes the steps of forming a soot blank of a silica-based cladding material, wherein the soot blank has a top surface and a bulk density of between 0.8 g/cm2 and 1.6 g/cm3. At least one hole is drilled in the top surface of the soot blank. At least one core cane member is positioned in the at least one hole. The soot blank and at least one soot core cane member are consolidated to form a consolidated preform. The consolidated preform is drawn into an optical fiber.
Abstract translation:形成光纤的方法包括以下步骤:形成二氧化硅基包层材料的烟灰坯,其中烟炱坯具有0.8g / cm 2至1.6g / cm 3的顶表面和堆积密度。 在烟灰空白的顶面上至少钻一个孔。 至少一个芯棒部件位于至少一个孔中。 烟炱坯料和至少一个烟灰芯甘蔗构件被固结以形成固结的预成型件。 将固结的预成型件拉入光纤。
Abstract:
Pressure-sensing touch systems and methods are disclosed for sensing the occurrence of a touch event based on pressure applied at a touch location. The touch system includes a light-source system and a detector system operably adjacent respective input and output edges of a waveguide. Pressure at a touch location on the waveguide gives rise to a touch event causes the waveguide to bend or flex. The waveguide bending causes a change in the optical paths of light traveling by FTIR, causing the light distribution in the output light to change. The changes are detected and are used to determine whether a touch event occurred, as well as the time-evolution of the touch event. The changes in the output light can include polarization changes caused by birefringence induced in the waveguide by the applied pressure applied. Various detector configurations are disclosed for sensing the location and pressure of a touch event.
Abstract:
An optical fiber including: (1) a first outer cladding region including a no-slope portion establishing a 0% baseline (Δ0); (2) a core region surrounded by the first outer cladding region, the core region including (i) an outer radius (r1) from 4.0 μm to 6.5 μm and (ii) a maximum relative refractive index (Δ1max) from 0.3% to 0.6%, the core region exhibiting an α value of 5 or greater; and (3) a depressed index cladding region surrounding the core region and surrounded by the first outer cladding region, the depressed index cladding region including (i) an outer radius (r3) from 14 μm to 28 μm, (ii) a relative refractive index (Δ3) from −0.45% to −0.30%, and (iii) a trench volume (VT) from 65%-μm2 to 140%-μm2. The optical fiber exhibits lower LP01 bending loss than LP11 bending loss at operating wavelengths in the O- and C-bands.