摘要:
The hydroxyl content in an optical fiber is stabilized by a manufacturing process involving exposure of the optical fiber to a mixture deuterium and a predetermined amount of hydrogen.
摘要:
A microbundle optical cable such as, a riser cable, includes an outer jacket and a plurality of microbundles housed in the outer jacket. At least one of the microbundles includes an optical fiber ribbon enclosed in a microbundle coating. The at least one microbundle includes a longitudinal axis and a cross-section taken on a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The cross-section may include a first dimension and a second dimension. The first dimension is higher than the second dimension. Therefore, the cross-section shape is an elongated cross shape.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an optical fiber, said process comprising the steps of: a) producing a soot core preform by depositing a core material on a substrate; b) removing the substrate from the soot preformleaving an axial cavity along the longitudinal axis of the soot core preform; c) drying and consolidating the soot core preform so as to obtain a glass core preform having an axial hole corresponding to said axial cavity; d) reducing a diameter of the axial hole; and e) stretching the glass core preform so as to substantially close the axial hole, wherein the process further comprises the step of measuring at least one geometric characteristic of the axial hole of the glass core preform.
摘要:
A method for detecting faulty laying down of an optical cable exhibiting a measured cut-off wavelength is described. The method comprises: providing an optical cable for transmitting optical signals including at least one single-mode optical fibre having an attenuation equal to or larger than a first threshold value as measured when wound for one turn around a bending radius equal to or smaller than 5 mm at at least one predetermined test wavelength, the test wavelength being smaller than the measured cut-off wavelength, and an attenuation smaller than a second threshold value as measured when wound for one turn around a bending radius equal to at least a minimum bending radius at an operative wavelength equal to or larger than the measured cut-off wavelength; laying the optical cable, and measuring the attenuation in the at least one optical fibre at the predetermined test wavelength. An optical cable is also described which exhibits single-mode transmission and is bend- insensitive at wavelengths equal to or higher than a measured cut-off wavelength after propagation over a cable length. Preferably, the measured cut-off wavelength is 1260 nm. The optical cable comprises at least one optical fibre that is bend sensitive at a predetermined test wavelength not larger than the measured cut-off wavelength and is bend insensitive at an operative wavelength larger than the measured cut-off wavelength, where the cable operates in single-mode regime.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an optical fiber, said process comprising the steps of: a) producing a soot core preform by depositing a core material on a substrate; b) removing the substrate from the soot preformleaving an axial cavity along the longitudinal axis of the soot core preform; c) drying and consolidating the soot core preform so as to obtain a glass core preform having an axial hole corresponding to said axial cavity; d) reducing a diameter of the axial hole; and e) stretching the glass core preform so as to substantially close the axial hole, wherein the process further comprises the step of measuring at least one geometric characteristic of the axial hole of the glass core preform.
摘要:
A microbundle optical cable such as, a riser cable, includes an outer jacket and a plurality of microbundles housed in the outer jacket. At least one of the microbundles includes an optical fiber ribbon enclosed in a microbundle coating. The at least one microbundle includes a longitudinal axis and a cross-section taken on a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The cross-section may include a first dimension and a second dimension. The first dimension is higher than the second dimension. Therefore, the cross-section shape is an elongated cross shape.
摘要:
The hydroxyl content in an optical fiber is stabilized by a manufacturing process involving exposure of the optical fiber to a mixture deuterium and a predetermined amount of hydrogen.
摘要:
A bend-insensitive optical cable for transmitting optical signals is disclosed, the optical cable having a length, L TOT , extending from an input end adapted to receive the optical signals to an output end and comprising at least one single-mode optical fiber having a cable cut-off wavelength, (λ cc ) A, of from 1290 nm to 1650 nm and preferably of from 1320 to 1650 nm. The at least one optical fiber is helically twisted around a longitudinal axis (Z) with a twisting pitch, P, for a twisted length, L, extending along at least a portion of the length, L TOT , of the optical cable, wherein the twisted length and the twisting pitch are selected such that the optical cable exhibits a measured cut-off wavelength equal or lower than 1260 nm. Preferably, the at least one fiber has a mode-field diameter (MFD) of from 8.6 μm to 9.5 μm. According to a preferred embodiment, the optical cable (10) comprises two optical fibers (11,12) twisted together along the longitudinal axis (Z), each of the two optical fibers having a (λ cc ) A of from 1290 nm to 1650 nm.