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Bend-insensitive fiber with two-segment core

US7676129B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

CORNING INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Dana Craig Bookbinder · Corning, US
Ming-Jun Li · Horseheads, US
Pushkar Tandon · Corning, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2008
Grant date	Mar 9, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/03661
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Optical waveguide fiber that is bend resistant and single mode at 1260 nm and at higher wavelengths. The optical fiber includes a core with a central core region and an annular core region or, alternatively, a high index core region and a low index core region. The optical fiber also includes a cladding with an annular ring region and an annular outer region.

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