Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an optical fiber is provided. The method involves providing a fiber preform with an active core and a pump-guiding cladding, and assembling one or more side rods to the fiber preform. The side rods extend longitudinally along an outer surface of the pump-guiding cladding. The resulting fiber preform assembly is drawn into the optical fiber. Each side rod defines a longitudinal protrusion extending along the optical fiber. Each longitudinal protrusion may have a cross-section forming a middle bump projecting radially away from the outer surface of the pump-guiding cladding and smooth transition regions with this outer surface of the pump-guiding cladding on opposite sides of the middle bump.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an optical fibre preform comprising: providing a glass core rod comprising a central core region of radius a and an inner clad region of external radius b to define a first core-to-clad ratio a/b; forming an intermediate glass preform comprising an intermediate clad region surrounding the inner clad region of the glass rod and having an external radius c to define a second core-to-clad ratio a/c, and overcladding the intermediate glass preform by forming an overclad region surrounding the intermediate clad region to form an optical fibre preform, wherein the first core-to-clad ratio a/b is equal to or less than 0.40 and the second core-to-clad ratio a/c is of from 0.20 to 0.25.
Abstract:
Bekannt ist ein Quarzglasrohr als Halbzeug für ein optisches Bauteil, das eine sich entlang einer Rohr-Mittelachse erstreckende Innenbohrung zur Aufnahme eines Kernstabs und eine von einer Innenmantelfläche und einer Außenmantelfläche begrenzte Rohrwandung aufweist, in der ein innerer Bereich aus einem ersten Quarzglas und ein den inneren Bereich umgebender äußerer Bereich aus einem zweiten Quarzglas an einer Kontaktfläche aneinander liegen, die um die Mittelachse verläuft, wobei sich die Brechungsindizes von ersten und zweitem Quarzglas unterscheiden. Um hiervon ausgehend ein Quarzglasrohr bereitzustellen, das die Herstellung optischer Bauteile für Spezialanwendungen, wie laseraktive optische Bauteile in Stab- oder Faserform erleichtert, wird erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagen, dass die Kontaktfläche im radialen Querschnitt einen nicht-runden Verlaufund die Innenmantelfläche einen kreisrunden Verlauf zeigen.
Abstract:
Multi-core optical fiber ribbons and methods for making multi-core optical fiber ribbons are described herein. In one embodiment, a multi-core optical fiber ribbon (100) includes at least two core members (102) formed from silica-based glass and oriented in parallel with one another in a single plane. Adjacent core members have a center-to-center spacing ≥ 15 microns and a cross-talk between adjacent core members is ≤ -25 dB. In this embodiment each core member is single-moded with an index of refraction n c , and a core diameter d c . In an alternative embodiment, each core member is multi-moded and the center-to-center spacing between adjacent core members is ≥ 25 microns. A single cladding layer (104) is formed from silica-based glass and surrounds and is in direct contact with the core members. The single cladding layer is substantially rectangular in cross section with a thickness ≤ 400 microns and an index of refraction n cl c .
Abstract:
An optical fiber (10), comprising: (i) a rare earth doped silica based elongated core (12) with a first refractive index (n1 with an aspect ratio of 1.5 to 10; (ii) a silica based moat (13) abutting and at least substantially surrounding the core, the moat having a refractive index n2, wherein n21; (iii) a silica based inner cladding (14) surrounding the moat, the inner cladding having a third refractive index (n3), wherein n1>n3; and n3>n2; (iv) a silica based outer cladding (16) surrounding said inner cladding, the outer cladding having a fourth refractive index (n4), such that n43; the optical fiber exhibits single polarization at the operating wavelength band.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention relate to a hydrogen-resistant optical fiber with a core having a central axis. The core may include only silica, or only silica and fluorine, while a cladding region surrounding the core may be made of silica and fluorine, along with at least one of germanium, phosphorus, and titanium.