Optical fiber with a core ring

Details Optical fiber with a core ring Optical fiber with a core ring

2008-01-08

2009-02-10

Wood, Kevin S (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

Optical fiber waveguide with cladding

Utilizing nonsolid core or cladding

C385S123000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07489848

ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber includes a cladding with a material having a first refractive index and a pattern of regions formed therein. Each of the regions has a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index. The optical fiber further includes a core region and a core ring surrounding the core region and having an inner perimeter, an outer perimeter, and a thickness between the inner perimeter and the outer perimeter. The thickness is sized to reduce the number of ring surface modes supported by the core ring.

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