公开(公告)号：US11554978B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US14546020

申请日：2014-11-18

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Richard Michael Fiacco ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Jeffery Scott Stone ,  Pushkar Tandon

IPC: C03B37/014

Abstract: A method for forming an optical glass preform from a soot preform is provided. The method includes forming a soot preform, placing the soot preform in a furnace, and applying a vacuum through a centerline hole of the soot preform.

公开(公告)号：US20220340473A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17849005

申请日：2022-06-24

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Ming-Jun Li ,  Jeffery Scott Stone

IPC: C03B37/012 ,  C03B37/014 ,  C03B37/027 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/028 ,  G02B6/032

Abstract: According to embodiments, a method of making a microstructured glass article includes bundling M bare optical fibers in a fiber bundle, wherein M is an integer greater than 100. Thereafter, the fiber bundle may be inserted in a cavity of a soot preform. The soot preform may have a density of less than or equal to 1.5 g/cm3 and comprise silica-based glass soot. The soot preform and inserted fiber bundle may then be consolidated to form a microstructured glass article preform. The microstructured glass article preform may then be drawn into the microstructured glass article comprising M core elements embedded in a cladding matrix.

公开(公告)号：US11243348B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US16685065

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Philip Simon Brown ,  Matthew Ryan Drake ,  Richard Michael Fiacco ,  Mandakini Kanungo ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Jeffery Scott Stone ,  Qi Wu ,  Haitao Zhang

IPC: G02B6/02 ,  C03C25/1065 ,  G02B6/036

Abstract: A high-density optical fiber ribbon is formed by two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers each having an outer surface and that do not individually include a protective polymer coating. A common protective coating substantially surrounds the outer surfaces of the two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers so that the common protective coating is common to the two or more cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers. A fiber ribbon cable is formed by adding a cover assembly to the fiber ribbon. A fiber ribbon interconnect is formed adding one or more optical connectors to the fiber ribbon or fiber ribbon cable. Optical data transmission systems that employ the fiber ribbon to optically connect to a photonic device are also disclosed. Methods of forming the cladding-strengthened glass optical fibers and the high-density optical fiber ribbons are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20210214265A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US15734083

申请日：2019-05-31

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Ming-Jun Li ,  Jeffery Scott Stone

IPC: C03B37/012 ,  C03B37/014 ,  C03B37/027 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/028 ,  G02B6/032

Abstract: According to embodiments, a method of making a micro structured glass article 100 includes bundling M bare optical fibers in a fiber bundle, wherein M is an integer greater than 100. Thereafter, the fiber bundle may be inserted in a cavity of a soot preform. The soot preform may have a density of less than or equal to 1.5 g/cm3 and comprise silica-based glass soot. The soot preform and inserted fiber bundle may then be consolidated to form a microstructured glass article preform. The micro structured glass article preform may then be drawn into the microstructured glass article 100 comprising M core elements 102 embedded in a cladding matrix 104.

公开(公告)号：US10454607B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US15880674

申请日：2018-01-26

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Ming-Jun Li ,  Gaozhu Peng ,  Jeffery Scott Stone

IPC: H04J14/04 ,  H04J14/00 ,  G02B6/293 ,  H04B10/60 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H04B10/2581 ,  G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/02

Abstract: A mode division multiplexing system that includes a transmitter system, a receiver system and an optical link that optically connects the transmitter and receiver systems. The optical link includes a rectangular-core optical fiber having a rectangular core with a short dimension and a long dimension. The rectangular-core optical fiber supports only a single mode in the short dimension and multiple modes in the long dimension. A method of transmitting optical signals includes converting single mode optical signals to respective multimode optical signals each having a select spatial mode as defined by the rectangular-core optical fiber. The multimode optical signals are multiplexed and transmitted from the transmitter system to the receiver system over the rectangular-core optical fiber where the multimode optical signals are demultiplexed and converted back to single mode optical signals, which are then detected by respective receivers. A rectangular-core optical fiber is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20150143852A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-28

申请号：US14546020

申请日：2014-11-18

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Richard Michael Fiacco ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Jeffery Scott Stone ,  Pushkar Tandon

IPC: C03B37/014

CPC classification number: C03B37/01446 ,  C03B37/01453 ,  C03B37/01473

Abstract: A method for forming an optical glass preform from a soot preform is provided. The method includes forming a soot preform, placing the soot preform in a furnace, and applying a vacuum through a centerline hole of the soot preform.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种从烟炱预制件形成光学玻璃预制件的方法。 该方法包括形成烟灰预制件，将烟灰预制件放置在炉中，并通过烟灰预制件的中心孔施加真空。

公开(公告)号：US12298554B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

申请号：US17875807

申请日：2022-07-28

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Richard Michael Fiacco ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Stephan Lvovich Logunov ,  Jeffery Scott Stone ,  Matthew Artus Tuggle

IPC: G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/032

Abstract: An anti-resonant hollow core optical fiber preform that includes an outer cladding, a plurality of structural tubes, and a central support tube. The outer cladding has a length, a central longitudinal axis, and a hollow interior. The plurality of structural tubes are disposed within the hollow interior of the outer cladding, the plurality of structural tubes each having a length that extends the length of the outer cladding. And the central support tube is disposed within the hollow interior of the outer cladding such that the plurality of structural tubes are disposed radially outward of the central support tube, the central support tube having a length that extends along the central longitudinal axis of the outer cladding. Furthermore, the length of the central support tube is less than the length of the outer cladding.

公开(公告)号：US20210349257A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17236558

申请日：2021-04-21

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Richard Michael Fiacco ,  Kenneth Edward Hrdina ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Jeffery Scott Stone ,  Haitao Zhang

IPC: G02B6/036 ,  C03B37/014 ,  C03C13/04

Abstract: An optical fiber can include a core comprising silica co-doped with nitrogen and chlorine and an outer cladding surrounding the core. In some aspects, the core can be characterized by an annealing temperature of less than or equal to about 1150° C. and/or the core can include a relative refractive index Δcore in a range of from about 0.15% to about 0.45%.

公开(公告)号：US10921512B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16141257

申请日：2018-09-25

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Curtis Richard Cowles ,  Richard Michael Fiacco ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Jason Roy Pace ,  Jeffery Scott Stone

IPC: C03B37/03 ,  G02B6/028 ,  G02B6/036 ,  G02B6/02 ,  C03B37/027

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing multi-mode optical fiber, and multi-mode optical fiber produced thereby, are disclosed. According to embodiments, a method for forming an optical fiber may include heating a multi-mode optical fiber preform and applying a draw tension to a root of the multi-mode optical fiber preform on a long axis of the multi-mode optical fiber preform thereby drawing a multi-mode optical fiber from the root of the multi-mode optical fiber preform. The draw tension may be modulated while the multi-mode optical fiber is drawn from the root of the multi-mode optical fiber preform. Modulating the draw tension introduces stress perturbations in the multi-mode optical fiber and corresponding refractive index perturbations in a core of the multi-mode optical fiber.

公开(公告)号：US10094974B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-09

申请号：US15337376

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Minghan Chen ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Jeffery Scott Stone

IPC: G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/032 ,  G02B6/06

Abstract: Multicore optical fibers are disclosed that have randomly arranged cores within a cladding matrix. In some cases, the cores are defined by air lines formed in a glass matrix. The cores can have an edge-to-edge spacing designed so that the multicore optical fiber operates in either a weak-coupling regime or a strong-coupling regime. Imaging systems and optical fiber communication systems that utilize the multicore fibers disclosed here are also presented.