Abstract:
An optical fiber comprising: a glass core extending from a centerline to a radius R 1 ; a glass cladding surrounding and in contact with the core, the cladding comprising: a first annular region extending from R 1 to a radius R 2 , the first annular region comprising a radial width, W 2 = R 2 - R 1 , a second annular region extending from R 2 to a radius R 3 , the second annular region comprising a radial width, W 3 = R 3 - R 2 , and a third annular region extending from R 3 to an outermost glass radius R 4 ; wherein (i) the core comprises a maximum relative refractive index, ? 1
Abstract:
An optical fiber comprising: a glass core extending from a centerline to a radius R 1 ; a glass cladding surrounding and in contact with the core, the cladding comprising: a first annular region extending from R 1 to a radius R 2 , the first annular region comprising a radial width, W 2 = R 2 - R 1 , a second annular region extending from R 2 to a radius R 3 , the second annular region comprising a radial width, W 3 = R 3 - R 2 , and a third annular region extending from R 3 to an outermost glass radius R 4 ; wherein (i) the core comprises a maximum relative refractive index, Δ 1 MAX , relative to the third annular region; (ii) wherein the first annular region comprises a radial widthW 2 ; and (iii) the second annular region comprises a minimum relative refractive index, Δ 3MIN , relative to the third annular region wherein Δ 1MAX > Δ 2MAX > Δ 3MIN , and Δ 2MIN > Δ 3MIN ; and the core and the cladding provide a fiber with cable cutoff less than 1500 nm, dispersion at 1550 nm less than 12 ps/nm/km, effective area at 1550 nm greater than 60 µm2, and preferably greater than 70 µm2. The second annular cladding region may contain a plurality of randomly dispersed holes.
Abstract translation:一种光纤,包括:玻璃芯,其从中心线延伸到半径R 1; 围绕并与芯接触的玻璃包层,所述包层包括:从R 1> 1延伸到半径R 2 2的第一环形区域,所述第一环形区域包括径向 宽度,W 2 2 = R 2 R 1,从R 2 2延伸到半径的第二环形区域 R 3 3,第二环形区域包括径向宽度,W 3 3 = R 3 R 2,以及 从R 3 3延伸到最外玻璃半径R 4的第三环形区域; 其中(i)芯包含最大相对折射率α1
Abstract:
An optical fibre laser or amplifier device is disclosed, comprising: a rare-earth-doped multi-clad optical fibre having at least three cladding layers, one or more multimode pump laser diodes, and a means of multiplexing a laser signal and the pumping radiation, adapted so that a fraction of the stray signal light originating within the device is captured by one of the intermediate cladding layers of the rare-earth-doped fibre and guided out of the laser structure through the multiplexing system resulting in a reduction in the amount of stray signal radiation impinging upon the pump laser diodes. Alternatively the device may have a rare-earth-doped multi-clad optical fibre having at least two cladding layers, one or more passive multi-clad optical fibres having at least three cladding layers, one or more multimode pump laser diodes, and a means of multiplexing a laser signal and the pumping radiation, adapted so that a fraction of the stray signal light originating within the device is captured by one of the intermediate cladding layers of the passive multi-clad fibre and guided out of the laser structure through the multiplexing system resulting in a reduction in the amount of stray signal radiation impinging upon the pump laser diodes. Other variations and embodiments are disclosed.
Abstract:
A display system has a display panel and at least one light source for producing light to illuminate the display panel. A polarizer film may be employed between the display panel and the light source. At least one of the polarizing fibers has multiple internal birefringent interfaces between a first polymer material and a second polymer material. In some embodiments, the polarizer substantially reflects normally incident light in a first polarization state and substantially transmits normally incident light, in a second polarization state orthogonal to the first polarization state, with a haze value of at least 10%.
Abstract:
In general, in one aspect, the invention features an article including a high-power, low-loss fiber waveguide that includes alternating layers of different dielectric materials surrounding a core extending along a waveguide axis, the different dielectric materials including a polymer and a glass.
Abstract:
In general, in one aspect, the invention features a method that includes exposing a surface to a first gas composition under conditions sufficient to deposit a layer of a first chalcogenide glass on the surface, and exposing the layer of the first chalcogenide glass to a second glass composition under conditions sufficient to deposit a layer of a second glass on the layer of the first chalcogenide glass, wherein the second glass is different from the first chalcogenide glass.
Abstract:
A Dispersion Compensation (DC) fiber for low slope transmission fiber (such as a NZDSF) and transmission line including same. The DC fiber has a refractive index profile having a central core with a core delta (ˇ1) value less than 1.8%, a moat surrounding thecentral core having a moat delta (ˇ2) value greater than -0.9%, and a ring surrounding the moat having a positive ring delta (ˇ3). The DC fiber's refractive index profile is selected to provide total dispersion less than -40 and greater than -87 ps/nm/km, and kappa of greater than 165 and less than 270 nm, all at 1550 nm. The DC fiber, when used in a transmission line, may provide low average residual dispersion across the C, L, and C+L when such lines include transmission fibers with a total dispersion between 4 and 10 ps/nm/km and a dispersion slope less than 0.045 ps/nm2/km at 1550 nm.
Abstract:
A DCF adapted to compensate for dispersion and slope of a length of SMF in the C-band window that includes a core surrounded by a cladding layer of refractive index Deltac. The core includes at least three radially adjacent segments, a central core segment having a positive Delta1, a moat segment having a negative refractive index Delta2, and a ring segment having a positive refractive index Delta3, wherein Delta1 >Delta3> Deltac> Delta2. The DCF exhibits a negative Dispersion Slope (DS), where DS
Abstract:
A dispersion and dispersion slope compensating optical fiber (10) includes a segmented core (12, 14, 16, 18) and a cladding layer (20) wherein the refractive index profile is selected to provide a dispersion having a maximum deviation of less than 7 ps/nm-km over a wavelength band from 1550 nm to 1610 run. According to a further embodiment of the invention, a dispersion compensating optical fiber is provided having a refractive index profile with a central core segment having a positive relative refractive index; a depressed moat segment on a periphery of the central core segment having a relative refractive index that is more negative than -1.2 %; and an annular ring segment outward from the depressed moat segment having a relative refractive index that is greater than 1.2 %.