Multicore optical fiber with a randomized core structure
US10094974B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/06
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Multicore optical fibers are disclosed that have randomly arranged cores within a cladding matrix. In some cases, the cores are defined by air lines formed in a glass matrix. The cores can have an edge-to-edge spacing designed so that the multicore optical fiber operates in either a weak-coupling regime or a strong-coupling regime. Imaging systems and optical fiber communication systems that utilize the multicore fibers disclosed here are also presented.
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