Amplifying optical fiber and production method

A Pastouret, C Gonnet, E Burov - US Patent 8,958,674, 2015 - Google Patents
Disclosed is an amplifying optical fiber that includes a central core that is suitable for
transmitting and amplifying an optical signal and a surrounding optical cladding that is …

Method and device for manufacturing an optical preform

I Milicevic, MJN Van Stralen, JA Hartsuiker… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Disclosed is a method and device for manufacturing an opti cal preform. The method
includes Supplying dopant-contain ing glass-forming gases to the interior of a hollow glass …

Non-zero dispersion shifted optical fiber having a large effective area

P Sillard, D Molin - US Patent 8,983,260, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A non-zero dispersion shifted optical fiber (NZDSF) includes a central core,
an inner cladding, and an outer cladding. The central core has an outer radius r and a …

Water-soluble water-blocking element

D Parris - US Patent 9,042,693, 2015 - Google Patents
The present invention provides optical-fiber communication cables with an improved water-
blocking element that reduces or eliminates microbending caused by water-swellable …

Curing apparatus employing angled UVLEDs

D Molin - US Patent 9,187,367, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A UVLED apparatus (and related system and method) pro vide efficient
curing of an optical-fiber coating on a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus employs one or more …

Optical-fiber interconnect cable

BG Risch, JC Rosko, O Tatat - US Patent 9,201,204, 2015 - Google Patents
An optical-fiberinterconnect cable includes one or more opti cal fibers and one or more
electrical conductors Surrounded by an outer jacket. The optical fibers, such as multimode …

Loose-tube optical-fiber cable

ME Lowell, TL Angers, JW Jonker - US Patent 8,929,701, 2015 - Google Patents
US8929701B2 - Loose-tube optical-fiber cable - Google Patents US8929701B2 - Loose-tube
optical-fiber cable - Google Patents Loose-tube optical-fiber cable Download PDF Info Publication …

Trench-assisted multimode optical fiber

D Molin, P Sillard, M Bigot-Astruc - US Patent 9,014,525, 2015 - Google Patents
A trench-assisted, multimode optical fiber includes a central core having an alpha refractive
index profile with respect to an outer cladding. The optical fiber also includes an inner …

Method for manufacturing an optical-fiber buffer tube

BG Risch, DL Collado, D Parris - US Patent 9,188,754, 2015 - Google Patents
US9188754B1 - Method for manufacturing an optical-fiber buffer tube - Google Patents
US9188754B1 - Method for manufacturing an optical-fiber buffer tube - Google Patents Method …

Rare-earth-doped amplifying optical fiber

E Burov, A Pastouret, L De Montmorillon… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
An amplifying optical fiber includes an inner core, an inner cladding, a depressed trench,
and an outer cladding (eg, an outer optical cladding). Typically, the inner core includes a …