Patent ID: 7006742
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. A highly nonlinear optical fiber comprising: a core; a cladding surrounding the core; and a coating covering the cladding, wherein a bending loss at a wavelength of 1550 nanometers with a bending diameter of 20 millimeters is equal to or less than 0.01 dB/m, a nonlinear coefficient at the wavelength of 1550 nanometers is equal to or more than 10 W a cut-off wavelength is equal to or less than 1530 nanometers, a zero dispersion wavelength is in a range between 1400 nanometers and 1650 nanometers, and a diameter of the coating is 125 micrometers with a tolerance of ±5 percent.