Few moded optical fiber and system incorporating such
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsScott Robertson Bickham, Dana Craig Bookbinder, Ming Jun Li, Pushkar Tandon
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Abstract
One embodiment of the disclosure relates to a few moded optical fiber comprises: a glass graded index core having alpha profile such that 2.0≦α≦2.15, a diameter D1 in the range of 13 microns to 40 microns, a maximum relative refractive index between 0.265 and 0.65 percent, core being structured to propagate more with X number of mode groups at a wavelength of 850 nm, wherein X is an integer greater than 1 and less than 8; and (b) a cladding including a depressed-index annular region surrounding the inner cladding. The fiber has an overfilled bandwidth greater than 2.0 GHz-km at 850 nm and relative microbending sensitivity γ such that γ≦1.5.
Claims15
A few moded optical fiber comprising:
- a glass graded index core having alpha profile such that 2.0≦α≦2.15, a diameter D1, such that 12.5 microns ≦D1<40 microns, a maximum relative refractive index between 0.265 and 0.65 percent, said core, the glass core diameter D1 and refractive index are selected such that the core is capable of supporting the propagation and transmission of an optical signal with X number of mode groups at a wavelength of 850 nm, wherein X is an integer greater than 1 and less than 8;
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- a cladding comprising a depressed-index annular region surrounding the core, said depressed-index annular region having a relative refractive index delta of less than −0.1% and a width of at least 1 micron,
- wherein the fiber has an overfilled bandwidth greater than 2.5 GHz-km at 850 nm and relative microbending sensitivity γ such that γ≦1.5.
A system comprising:
- (i) at least light source transmitting at a bit rate of 10 Gb/s or higher at one or more wavelengths between 840 and 860 nm;
- (ii) at least one few moded optical fiber optically coupled to said light source, said fiber comprises a graded index a graded index glass core having a diameter D1, such that 12.5 microns ≦D1<40 microns, a maximum relative refractive index between 0.265 and 0.65 percent, the glass core diameter D1 and refractive index are selected such that the core is capable of supporting the propagation and transmission of an optical signal with X number of mode groups at a wavelength of 850 nm, wherein X is an integer greater than 1 and less than 8, and a cladding comprising a depressed index region and an outer cladding region, wherein said fiber has an overfilled bandwidth at an operating wavelength situated in 840 nm to 860 nm wavelength range greater than 4 GHz-km;
- an alpha being 2.05≦α≦2.15;
- and an attenuation less than 2.5 dB/km at said operating wavelength;
- and relative microbending sensitivity γ such that γ≦1.5;
- (iii) a detector optically coupled to said few moded optical fiber and capable of detecting a wavelength in 840 nm to 860 nm range.
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