Abstract:
Disclosed is an optical fiber having a core with an alkali metal oxide dopant in an peak amount greater than about 0.002 wt. % and less than about 0.1 wt. %. The alkali metal oxide concentration varies with a radius of the optical fiber. By appropriately selecting the concentration of alkali metal oxide dopant in the core and the cladding, a low loss optical fiber may be obtained. Also disclosed are several methods of making the optical fiber including the steps of forming an alkali metal oxide-doped rod, and adding additional glass to form a draw perform. Preferably, the draw preform has a final outer dimension (d2), wherein an outer dimension (d1) of the rod is less than or equal to 0.06 times the final outer dimension (d2). In a preferred embodiment, the alkali metal oxide-doped rod is inserted into the centerline hole of a preform to form an assembly.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the disclosure relates to a method of making an optical fiber comprising the steps of: (i) exposing a silica based preform with at least one porous glass region having soot density of ρ to a gas mixture comprising SiCl4 having SiCl4 mole fraction ySiCl4 at a doping temperature Tdop such that parameter X is larger than 0.03 to form the chlorine treated preform, wherein X = 1 1 + [ ( ρ ρ s - ρ ) 0.209748 T dop Exp [ - 5435.33 / T dop ] y SiCl 4 3 / 4 ] and ρs is the density of the fully densified soot layer; and (ii) exposing the chlorine treated preform to temperatures above 1400° C. to completely sinter the preform to produce sintered optical fiber preform with a chlorine doped region; and (iii) drawing an optical fiber from the sintered optical preform.
Abstract translation:本公开的一个实施方案涉及一种制造光纤的方法,包括以下步骤:(i)将二氧化硅基预型体暴露于具有烟炱密度的至少一个多孔玻璃区域; 在掺杂温度Tdop下将SiCl 4的SiCl 4摩尔分数为ySiCl4的气体混合物混合,使得参数X大于0.03以形成经氯处理的预制件,其中X = 11 + [(&rgr; s - &rgr;))0.209748 [... 5435.33 / T dop] y SiCl 4 3/4]和&rgr; s是完全致密的烟灰层的密度; 和(ii)将氯处理的预制件暴露于高于1400℃的温度下,以完全烧结预成型件,以制备具有氯掺杂区域的烧结光纤预制件; 和(iii)从烧结的光学预型件拉制光纤。
Abstract:
Mode Division Multiplexing (MDM) systems using step-index multimode fibers (MMF) are disclosed herein, where the step-index MMF includes at least one glass core and at least one cladding surrounding the core, wherein the step-index MMF comprises a spin profile that was imparted into the step-index MMF during draw by a spinning apparatus according to a spin function, wherein the spin function comprises at least one of sinusoidal function, a Amplitude Modulation (AM) function, a Frequency Modulation (FM) function, or a combination thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of forming an optical fiber precursor including: forming an alkali metal doped tube; inserting an optical fiber core rod within the alkali metal doped tube; forming a cladding jacket around the alkali metal doped tube; and diffusing an alkali metal from the alkali metal doped tube through a surface of the optical fiber core rod. The present invention further relates to an optical fiber preform having: an optical fiber core rod; an alkali metal doped tube surrounding the optical fiber core rod; and a cladding jacket surrounding the alkali metal doped tube.
Abstract:
The vacuum-based methods of forming an optical fiber preform include applying a vacuum to a preform assembly. The preform assembly has at least one glass cladding section with one or more axial through holes, with one or more canes respectively residing in the one or more axial through holes. The opposite ends of the at least one glass cladding section are capped to define a substantially sealed internal chamber. A vacuum is applied to the substantially sealed internal chamber to define a vacuum-held preform assembly. The methods also include heating the vacuum-held preform assembly to just above the glass softening point to consolidate the vacuum-held preform to form the cane-based glass preform. An optical fiber is formed by drawing the cane-based glass preform. The same furnace used to consolidate the vacuum-held preform can be used to draw the optical fiber.
Abstract:
A polarization controller comprising: (i) an optical fiber, and (ii) a carrier surrounding the optical fiber, the carrier comprising an off-center through hole with at least one collapsed region, such that the optical fiber is situated within the through hole and contacts the at least one collapsed region of the through hole, and the collapsed region exerts pressure on the optical fiber.
Abstract:
A polarization controller comprising: (i) an optical fiber, and (ii) a carrier surrounding the optical fiber, the carrier comprising an off-center through hole with at least one collapsed region, such that the optical fiber is situated within the through hole and contacts the at least one collapsed region of the through hole, and the collapsed region exerts pressure on the optical fiber.
Abstract:
The vacuum-based methods of forming an optical fiber preform include applying a vacuum to a preform assembly. The preform assembly has at least one glass cladding section with one or more axial through holes, with one or more canes respectively residing in the one or more axial through holes. The opposite ends of the at least one glass cladding section are capped to define a substantially sealed internal chamber. A vacuum is applied to the substantially sealed internal chamber to define a vacuum-held preform assembly. The methods also include heating the vacuum-held preform assembly to just above the glass softening point to consolidate the vacuum-held preform to form the cane-based glass preform. An optical fiber is formed by drawing the cane-based glass preform. The same furnace used to consolidate the vacuum-held preform can be used to draw the optical fiber.