US4300930A
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Minimum dispersion at 1.55 μm for single-mode step-index optical fibers
Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
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Filing: 1980-10-31
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Granted: 1981-11-17
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Expires: 2000-10-31
Abstract
Abstract Transmission of wideband data through single-mode optical fibers is feasible due to far less dispersion. The appropriate index difference between the core and cladding and the dimensions of the core diameter are identified and selected to achieve minimum total dispersion at 1.55 μm for single-mode step index fibers. A minimum total dispersion results from a cancellation between the material and waveguide dispersions which is owed to the proper selection of these parameters.
Inventors
- 👤 Ching T. Chang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:43
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/02; G02B6/02214; G02B6/02219; G02B6/02276; C; C03; C03B; C03B37/00; C03B37/075; C03B2203/00; C03B2203/10; C03B2203/22; C03B2203/24; C03B2203/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of fabricating a step-index single-mode optical fiber that provides minimum total dispersion by achieving first order cancellation between material and waveguide dispersions at 1.55 μm comprising: providing a core material and cladding material having a refractive index difference Δ, the core material having a refractive index that creates minimum material dispersion at other than 1.55 μm and dimensioning the core to have a diameter 2a so that dN/dλ=0 in accordance with ##EQU8## where: λ is wavelength; N is the group index of refraction including the sum of the material dispersion and the waveguide dispersion; n o is the cladding phase index; b is the normalized propagation constant; N o is the group index of refraction including material dispersion only; V is the normalized frequency =π(2a/λ)N o √2 Δ.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of fabricating a step-index single-mode optical fiber that provides minimum total dispersion by achieving first order cancellation between material and waveguide dispersions at 1.55 μm comprising: providing a core material and cladding material having a refractive index difference Δ, the core material having a refractive index that creates minimum material dispersion at other than 1.55 μm and dimensioning the core to have a diameter 2a so that dN/dλ=0 in accordance with ##EQU8## where: λ is wavelength; N is the group index of refraction including the sum of the material dispersion and the waveguide dispersion; n o is the cladding phase index; b is the normalized propagation constant; N o is the group index of refraction including material dispersion only; V is the normalized frequency =π(2a/λ)N o √2 Δ.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 1 in which the core material is silica.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 2 in which the step of providing includes the doping the core of silica with germanium dioxide the proper amount to create the relative refractive index difference Δ.
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