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Patent US8145025 - Single-mode optical fiber having reduced bending losses - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA single-mode optical fiber includes a central core, an intermediate cladding, a depressed trench, and an external optical cladding. The central core has a radius r1 and a positive refractive index difference Δn1 with the optical cladding. The intermediate cladding has a radius r2 and a positive refractive...http://www.google.com/patents/US8145025?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8145025 - Single-mode optical fiber having reduced bending lossesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8145025 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/436,423Publication dateMar 27, 2012Filing dateMay 6, 2009Priority dateMay 6, 2008Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101576631A, CN101576631B, CN101587204A, CN101587204B, EP2116877A1, EP2116877B1, EP2116878A1, EP2116878B1, US7889960, US8131125, US8428414, US20090279835, US20090279836, US20110135264, US20120183268Publication number12436423, 436423, US 8145025 B2, US 8145025B2, US-B2-8145025, US8145025 B2, US8145025B2InventorsLouis-Anne de Montmorillon, Simon Richard, Denis Molin, David Boivin, Marianne Bigot-Astruc, Pierre SillardOriginal AssigneeDraka Comteq, B.V.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (240), Non-Patent Citations (47), Referenced by (18), Classifications (11), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSingle-mode optical fiber having reduced bending losses
V 01 = ∫ 0 r 1 Δ n ( r ) · ⅆ r ≈ r 1 × Δ n 1 , is between about 20.0×10−3 micron and 23.0×10−3 micron.
V 03 = ∫ r 2 r 3 Δ n ( r ) · ⅆ r ≈ ( r 3 - r 2 ) × Δ n 3 , is between about −55.0×10-3 micron and −30.0×10-−3 micron.
V 13 = 2 · ∫ r 2 r 3 Δ n ( r ) · r · ⅆ r ≈ ( r 3 2 - r 2 2 ) × Δ n 3 , is between about −1200×10−3 μm2 and −750×10−3 μm2.
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