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Title: Methods and optical fibers that decrease pulse degradation resulting from random chromatic dispersion

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and optical fibers for periodically pinning an actual (random) accumulated chromatic dispersion of an optical fiber to a predicted accumulated dispersion of the fiber through relatively simple modifications of fiber-optic manufacturing methods or retrofitting of existing fibers. If the pinning occurs with sufficient frequency (at a distance less than or are equal to a correlation scale), pulse degradation resulting from random chromatic dispersion is minimized. Alternatively, pinning may occur quasi-periodically, i.e., the pinning distance is distributed between approximately zero and approximately two to three times the correlation scale.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
The Regents Of University Of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1174752
Patent Number(s):
6701050
Application Number:
09/974,717
Assignee:
University Of California, The Regents Of
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04B - TRANSMISSION
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Chertkov, Michael, and Gabitov, Ildar. Methods and optical fibers that decrease pulse degradation resulting from random chromatic dispersion. United States: N. p., 2004. Web.
Chertkov, Michael, & Gabitov, Ildar. Methods and optical fibers that decrease pulse degradation resulting from random chromatic dispersion. United States.
Chertkov, Michael, and Gabitov, Ildar. Tue . "Methods and optical fibers that decrease pulse degradation resulting from random chromatic dispersion". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174752.
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abstractNote = {The present invention provides methods and optical fibers for periodically pinning an actual (random) accumulated chromatic dispersion of an optical fiber to a predicted accumulated dispersion of the fiber through relatively simple modifications of fiber-optic manufacturing methods or retrofitting of existing fibers. If the pinning occurs with sufficient frequency (at a distance less than or are equal to a correlation scale), pulse degradation resulting from random chromatic dispersion is minimized. Alternatively, pinning may occur quasi-periodically, i.e., the pinning distance is distributed between approximately zero and approximately two to three times the correlation scale.},
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Works referenced in this record:

Pulse Confinement in Optical Fibers with Random Dispersion
book, January 2001