HOLLOW-CORE OPTICAL FIBERS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240036250A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US18226324

    申请日:2023-07-26

    IPC分类号: G02B6/02 G02B6/036

    摘要: A hollow-core optical fiber may include a hollow-core extending along a central longitudinal axis of the hollow-core optical fiber; a substrate; a first cladding positioned between the central longitudinal axis and an inner surface of the substrate, the first cladding surrounding the central longitudinal axis of the hollow-core optical fiber and having a Bragg structure configured to provide a photonic bandgap operable to confine an optical signal with a wavelength λ propagating in the hollow-core of the hollow-core optical fiber; and a second cladding positioned between the central longitudinal axis of the hollow-core optical fiber and the inner surface of the substrate, the second cladding surrounding the central longitudinal axis of the hollow-core optical fiber and including a plurality of cladding elements configured to provide an anti-resonant effect at the wavelength λ, the anti-resonant effect operable to confine the optical signal at the wavelength λ in the hollow-core.

    OPTICAL FIBER WITH INVERSE TRIANGULAR TRENCH DESIGN

    公开(公告)号:US20230266525A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US18137808

    申请日:2023-04-21

    IPC分类号: G02B6/028 G02B6/02 G02B6/036

    摘要: A single mode optical fiber is provided that includes a core region having an outer radius r1 and a maximum relative refractive index Δ1max. The single mode optical fiber further includes a cladding region surrounding the core region, the cladding region includes a depressed-index cladding region, a relative refractive index Δ3 of the depressed-index cladding region increasing with increased radial position. The single mode optical fiber has a bend loss at 1550 nm for a 15 mm diameter mandrel of less than about 0.75 dB/turn, a bend loss at 1550 nm for a 20 mm diameter mandrel of less than about 0.2 dB/turn, and a bend loss at 1550 nm for a 30 mm diameter mandrel of less than 0.005 dB/turn. Additionally, the single mode optical fiber has a mode field diameter of 9.0 microns or greater at 1310 nm wavelength.

    Systems and methods for quantum communication using optical fiber links having a scattering region

    公开(公告)号:US11573370B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US16970704

    申请日:2019-02-19

    摘要: A quantum communication system that includes a multiphoton entanglement generator, a plurality of photon detector units, and a plurality of optical fiber links. The plurality of photon detector units include a first photon detector unit and a second photon detector unit. The multiphoton entanglement generator is structurally configured to output more than two entangled photons. The plurality of optical fiber links comprise a first optical fiber link optically coupled to the multiphoton entanglement generator and disposed between the multiphoton entanglement generator and the first photon detector unit. The plurality of optical fiber links comprise a second optical fiber link optically coupled to the multiphoton entanglement generator and disposed between the multiphoton entanglement generator and the second photon detector unit. Further, at least one of the plurality of optical fiber links has a core, a cladding, and a scattering region having a plurality of scattering structures.