IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0733957
(2013-01-04)
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등록번호 |
US-8848285
(2014-09-30)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Bennett, Kevin Wallace
- Li, Ming-Jun
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
15 |
초록
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According to some embodiments the optical fiber comprises: (i) a glass core doped with greater than 300 ppm of Er2O3 and at least 0.5 wt % of Al2O3, with a radius R1 from about 3 μm to about 15 μm, a relative refractive index delta Δ1 from about between 0.3% to 2% relative to the glass cladding; an
According to some embodiments the optical fiber comprises: (i) a glass core doped with greater than 300 ppm of Er2O3 and at least 0.5 wt % of Al2O3, with a radius R1 from about 3 μm to about 15 μm, a relative refractive index delta Δ1 from about between 0.3% to 2% relative to the glass cladding; an effective area of LP01 mode between 20 μm2 and 250 μm2 at 1550 nm, the glass core radius R1 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 LP modes at a wavelength of 1550 nm, wherein X is an integer greater than 1 and not greater than 20; and (ii) a glass cladding surrounding and in direct contact with the glass core.
대표청구항
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1. An optical fiber comprising: (i) a glass core doped with greater than 300 ppm of Er2O3 and at least 0.5 wt % of Al2O3, with a radius R1 from about 3μm to about 15μm, a maximum relative refractive index delta Δ1MAX from about between 0.3% to 2% relative to the glass cladding; an effective area of
1. An optical fiber comprising: (i) a glass core doped with greater than 300 ppm of Er2O3 and at least 0.5 wt % of Al2O3, with a radius R1 from about 3μm to about 15μm, a maximum relative refractive index delta Δ1MAX from about between 0.3% to 2% relative to the glass cladding; an effective area of LP01 mode between 10 μm2 and 100 μm2 at 1550 nm, the glass core radius R1 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 LP modes at a wavelength of 1550 nm, wherein X is an integer greater than 1 and less than 20; and(ii) a glass cladding surrounding and in direct contact with the glass core, wherein the glass core comprises a maximum relative refractive index Δ1MAX such that Δ1MAX>Δ4MAX. 2. An optical fiber comprising: (i) a glass core doped with greater than 700 ppm of Er2O3, at least 0.5 wt % of Al2O3 and 0 to 25 wt % of GeO2, with a radius 3 μm ≦R1≦15 μm; a maximum relative refractive index delta Δ1MAX from between 0.7 to 1.5% relatively to the glass cladding, an effective area of LP01 mode between 50 μm2 and 150 μm2 at 1550 nm, the glass core supporting the propagation and transmission of an optical signal with X number of LP modes at a wavelength of 1550 nm, wherein X is an integer greater than 1 and less than 20 at 1550 nm wavelength; and(ii) a glass cladding surrounding and in direct contact with the glass core, wherein the glass core comprises a maximum relative refractive index Δ1MAX such that Δ1MAX>Δ4MAX. 3. The optical fiber of claim 2, wherein the core is surrounded with an inner cladding and an outer cladding, and the inner cladding has a larger relative refractive index delta than pure silica. 4. The optical fiber of claim 2, wherein the core is surrounded with an inner cladding and an outer cladding, and the inner cladding has a larger refractive index than the outer cladding. 5. The optical fiber of claim 4, wherein the concentration of Al2O3 in the core is between 6 and 10%. 6. The optical fiber of claim 2 wherein refractive index profile of said core is constructed to provide a theoretical cutoff wavelength of an LP11 mode greater than about 2.0 μm and an LP01 effective area greater than 110 μ m2 at 1550 nm. 7. The optical fiber of claim 2 wherein the refractive index profile of said core is constructed to provide a theoretical cutoff wavelength of an LP11 mode greater than about 2.5 μm. 8. The optical fiber of claim 2 wherein said fiber comprises a core with a graded refractive index profile with an alpha value greater than or equal to about 1.8 and less than about 2.2 at a wavelength of 1550 nm. 9. The optical fiber according to claim 2, wherein said fiber comprises a step refractive index profile. 10. The optical fiber of claim 9, wherein the concentration of Al2O3 in the core is greater than 2 wt %. 11. The optical fiber of claim 10, wherein the concentration of Al2O3 in the core is between 6 and 10 wt %. 12. The optical fiber of claim 1 wherein refractive index profile of said core is constructed to provide a theoretical cutoff wavelength of an LP 11 mode greater than about 2.0 μm and an LP01 effective area greater than 110 μm2 at 1550 nm. 13. The optical fiber of claim 1 wherein the refractive index profile of said core is constructed to provide a theoretical cutoff wavelength of an LP11 mode greater than about 2.5 μm. 14. The optical fiber of claim 1 wherein said fiber comprises a core with a graded refractive index profile with an alpha value greater than or equal to about 1.8 and less than about 2.2 at a wavelength of 1550 nm. 15. The optical fiber of claim 1, wherein said fiber cladding includes a low index ring, and an outer cladding surrounding the ring, such that the minimum refractive index delta of the low index ring is less than −0.2%, relative to the outer cladding. 16. The optical fiber of claim 1, wherein the minimum refractive index delta is between −0.6 and −0.2%. 17. The optical fiber of claim 2, wherein said fiber cladding includes a low index ring, and an outer cladding surrounding the ring, such that the minimum refractive index delta of the low index ring is less than −0.2%, relative to the outer cladding. 18. The optical fiber of claim 2, wherein the minimum refractive index delta is between −0.6 and −0.2%. 19. The optical fiber of claim 2, wherein said fiber further comprises a primary coating and a secondary coating, and the primary coating has an in situ modulus of less than about 0.35 MPa, and the secondary coating surrounds the primary coating 62 and has an in situ modulus of greater than 1200 MPa. 20. An optical amplifier comprising: an optical fiber of claim 1,at least one pump light source optically coupled to said optical fiber,and at least one optical coupler coupled to said optical fiber for providing signal light to said optical fiber.
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