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Dual dopant dual alpha multimode optical fiber

US7315677B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2006
Grant dateJan 1, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0288
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Multimode optical fiber is disclosed herein comprising germania and fluorine co-doped in the core of the fiber. The dopant concentration profiles are defined by a pair of alpha parameters. The operating window, or bandwidth window, is enlarged and attenuation, or loss, is low. In some embodiments, two operating windows are available for transmission.

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