摘要:
Telecommunication cable comprising at least one microstructured optical fibre comprising a core region and a cladding region surrounding the core region, the cladding region comprising an annular void-containing region comprised of randomly arranged voids, the core region including doped silica to provide a positive refractive index relative to pure silica; and at least one protecting layer provided around said optical fibre, the protecting layer being made of a polymeric material having a low ultimate elongation.
摘要:
Telecommunication cable comprising at least one microstructured optical fiber comprising a core region and a cladding region surrounding the core region, the cladding region comprising an annular void-containing region comprised of randomly arranged voids, the core region including doped silica to provide a positive refractive index relative to pure silica; and at least one protecting layer provided around said optical fiber, the protecting layer being made of a polymeric material having a low ultimate elongation.
摘要:
A manufacturing process of a microstructured optical fibre including a void-containing region, includes the steps of: drawing a microstructured optical fibre along a longitudinal direction from a heated preform, wherein the optical fibre is continuously advanced along the longitudinal direction; directing a radiation beam at a longitudinal position in the longitudinal direction of the optical fibre so as to produce an interference pattern; detecting the interference pattern and producing at least one electrical detection signal corresponding to the interference pattern and including a plurality of signal fringe cycles; feeding the first detection signal into a first counter circuit; determining a first number of interference fringe increments in the plurality of signal wave fringe cycles of the at least one detection signal by using the first counter circuit; determining the outer diameter of the optical fibre, and controlling the microstructure of the optical fibre during advancement of the optical fibre. The step of controlling includes at least one step selected from: (a) controlling the first number of interference fringe increments within a reference number range of reference numbers of interference fringe increments, and (b) calculating a microstructure length value.
摘要:
A single-mode optical fibre for transmitting optical signals includes a central core region for guiding the optical signals, and a cladding region surrounding the core region and including a void-containing annular layer containing randomly distributed voids, wherein the void-containing layer is doped with fluorine at a concentration of less than 1 wt % and has a radial thickness equal to or smaller than 3 μm.
摘要:
A single-mode optical fiber for transmitting optical signals includes a central core region for guiding the optical signals, and a cladding region surrounding the core region and including a void-containing annular layer containing randomly distributed voids, wherein the void-containing layer is doped with fluorine at a concentration of less than 1 wt % and has a radial thickness equal to or smaller than 3 μm.
摘要:
A manufacturing process of a microstructured optical fiber including a void-containing region, includes the steps of: drawing a microstructured optical fiber along a longitudinal direction from a heated preform, wherein the optical fiber is continuously advanced along the longitudinal direction; directing a radiation beam at a longitudinal position in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber so as to produce an interference pattern; detecting the interference pattern and producing at least one electrical detection signal corresponding to the interference pattern and including a plurality of signal fringe cycles; feeding the first detection signal into a first counter circuit; determining a first number of interference fringe increments in the plurality of signal wave fringe cycles of the at least one detection signal by using the first counter circuit; determining the outer diameter of the optical fiber, and controlling the microstructure of the optical fiber during advancement of the optical fiber. The step of controlling includes at least one step selected from: (a) controlling the first number of interference fringe increments within a reference number range of reference numbers of interference fringe increments, and (b) calculating a microstructure length value.
摘要:
A method for detecting faulty laying down of an optical cable exhibiting a measured cut-off wavelength includes 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 includes 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:
A process for making a non-zero dispersion shifted optical fibre having low splice loss and low attenuation and to an optical fibre produced by this process. A reduction of the splice loss is observed with decreasing drawing tension. The optical fibre has a core region that includes three segments and an inner cladding segment, each having a maximum refractive index percent difference, Δdeltai %, i=0-3, the subscript i referring to a particular refractive index, the core segments being selected such that Δdelta0%>Δdelta2%>Δdelta1%≧0 and Δdelta2%>Δdelta3%≧0. Optical fibres exhibiting low splice loss were drawn at tensions not larger than 150 g, preferably not larger than 100 g.
摘要:
A method for detecting faulty laying down of an optical cable exhibiting a measured cut-off wavelength includes providing an optical cable for transmitting optical signals including at least one single-mode optical fiber 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 fiber at the predetermined test wavelength. An optical cable includes at least one optical fiber 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:
A process for manufacturing an optical fibre by producing a glass core rod; measuring the refraction index profile in a plurality of sections of the core rod, for obtaining a corresponding plurality of refractive index profiles; processing the plurality of refractive index profiles for determining a drawing tension variation law; depositing glass soot onto the core rod to obtain a glass preform; consolidating the glass preform; and drawing the optical fibre from the glass preform by applying a drawing tension to the optical fibre, wherein drawing tension is varied in accordance to the drawing tension variation law.