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Optical fiber for metro network

US7305165B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 2004
Grant dateDec 4, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0228
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber for use in a metro network is provided. The optical fiber has a loss of 0.25 dB/km or less in the C-band and the L-band, a zero dispersion wavelength between 1560 nm and 1560 nm, and a dispersion slope of at least 0.074 ps/nm2/km at a wavelength of 1550 nm.

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