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Dispersion-compensating fiber, and dispersion-compensating module and hybrid optical fiber link using the same

US6587627B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2002
Grant dateJul 1, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/29377
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dispersion-compensating fiber is provided that can compensate chromatic dispersion of a DSF in the L-band (wavelength of 1.565 &mgr;m to 1.625 &mgr;m). The dispersion-compensating fiber is provided with a central core segment, an intermediate core segment, a ring core segment, and a clad, which are provided in this sequence concentrically from the inside, and has refractive index profile such that the refractive indices of these segments satisfy the relationship of intermediate core segment<clad&lE;ring core segment<central core segment. When a dispersion-shifted fiber having a zero dispersion wavelength of 1.55 &mgr;m&plusmn;0.05 &mgr;m has been compensating, the residual chromatic dispersion in all or part of the L-band is within &plusmn;1.5 ps/nm/km.

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