Abstract: Provided are embodiments of an optical fiber cable. The optical fiber cable includes a cable jacket having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a central cable bore, and the outer surface defines an outermost surface of the optical fiber cable and a cable cross-sectional area (AC). At least one buffer tube is disposed within the central cable bore. Each buffer tube has an interior surface defining a buffer tube cross-sectional area (ATube, ID). A plurality of optical fibers (N) are disposed within the at least one buffer tube. Each optical fiber has a fiber diameter of 160 microns to 200 microns. The plurality of optical fibers have a total fiber area (AF). The buffer tube has a free space (1?AF/ATube, ID) of at least 37%, and the optical fiber cable has a fiber density (N/AC) of at least 3.25 fibers/mm2.

Abstract: Provided are embodiments of an optical fiber cable. The optical fiber cable includes a cable jacket having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a central cable bore, and the outer surface defines an outermost surface of the optical fiber cable. The optical fiber cable also includes a cable core disposed in the central cable bore. The cable core includes a plurality of multicore optical fibers and a cross-sectional area. The plurality of multicore optical fibers fill at least 50% of the cross-sectional area of the cable core. Each multicore optical fiber of the plurality of multicore optical fibers has an inner glass region having a plurality of core regions surrounded by a common outer cladding. The cable core has a core region density that is at least 40 core regions/mm2.

Abstract: An uncoupled-core multicore optical fiber is disclosed, the fiber including at least two core portions, each core portion including a core and a depressed-index cladding. The core having a radius r1 and a relative refractive index ?1. The depressed-index cladding having a radius r2 and a relative refractive index ?2, the depressed-index cladding surrounding and directly contacting the core, a volume V2 of the depressed-index cladding being about 15.0% ?-micron2 to about 37.0% ?-micron2. The fiber further includes a common cladding having a radius r3 and a relative refractive index ?3 such that ?2<?3<?1, the common cladding surrounding and directly contacting the depressed-index cladding. Furthermore, a cable cutoff wavelength of each core portion is about 1530 nm or less and a center-to-center spacing between centerlines of adjacent core portions is about 48 microns to about 60 micron.

Abstract: A multicore optical fiber including four cores arranged in a linear configuration, the centerline of each core being spaced from the centerline of an adjacent core by a distance x of about 30 microns or less, and each core having a relative refractive index ?1. A cladding surrounding each of the four cores, the cladding including an inner cladding region with a relative refractive index ?2, a depressed-index cladding region with a relative refractive index ?3, and an outer cladding region with a relative refractive index ?4, wherein ?1>?2>?3 and ?1>?4>?3. Furthermore, each core of the four cores has a mode field diameter, at a wavelength of 1310 nm, of about 8.1 microns or less, and cross talk between adjacent cores is about ?18 dB or less at wavelengths of 1310 nm and 1550 nm per 2 km fiber length.

Abstract: Embodiments of current disclosure include a multicore optical fiber including a common-cladding region having a refractive index ?cc and an outer radius RCC; and at least two core portions disposed within the common-cladding region, wherein each core portion includes a central axis, a core region extending from the central axis to an outer radius ri, wherein each of the at least two core portions is doped with a dopant from a group including sodium, potassium, rubidium or combination thereof, an inner-cladding region encircling and directly contacting the core region and extending from the outer radius r1 to an outer radius r2, a trench region encircling and directly contacting the inner cladding region and extending from the outer radius r2 to an outer radius r3, the trench region having a trench volume greater than or equal to 20% ? micron2 and less than or equal to 60% ? micron2.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical fiber, the method includes drawing a first optical fiber preform at a first draw tension to produce a first alkali doped optical fiber and drawing the first optical fiber preform at a second draw tension to produce a second alkali doped optical fiber, measuring the attenuation of the first alkali doped optical fiber and the second alkali doped optical fiber such that the second alkali doped optical fiber has a lower attenuation. Additionally, the method includes setting the draw tension to the second draw tension and drawing a second optical fiber preform at the second draw tension to produce a third alkali doped optical fiber. The third alkali-doped optical fiber has an attenuation at 850 nm of about 1.50 dB/km or less and an attenuation at 1550 nm of about 0.155 dB/km or less.

Abstract: An optical fiber is provided that includes a core region and a cladding region. The core region is formed of silica glass doped with chlorine and/or an alkali metal. The cladding region surrounds the core region and includes an inner cladding directly adjacent to the core region, an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding, and a trench region disposed between the inner cladding and the outer cladding in a radial direction. The trench region has a volume of about 30% ?-micron2 or greater. Additionally, the optical fiber has an effective area at 1550 nm of about 100 micron2 or less.

Abstract: A method of forming an optical element is provided. The method includes producing silica-based soot particles using chemical vapor deposition, the silica-based soot particles having an average particle size of between about 0.05 ?m and about 0.25 ?m. The method also includes forming a soot compact from the silica-based soot particles and doping the soot compact with a halogen in a closed system by contacting the silica-based soot compact with a halogen-containing gas in the closed system at a temperature of less than about 1200° C.

Abstract: A method of terminating an optical fiber having an inner core with a fiber optic connector including a ferrule having a micro-bore and an end face with a mating location is disclosed. The method includes determining a bore bearing angle of a bore offset of the micro-bore in the ferrule; determining a core bearing angle of a core offset of the inner core in the optical fiber; orienting the ferrule and the optical fiber relative to each other to minimize the distance between the inner core and the mating location; heating the ferrule to an processing temperature above room temperature; and coupling the optical fiber to the micro-bore of the ferrule. The size of the micro-bores and optical fibers may be selected to maximize the number of interference fits in a population of ferrules and optical fibers while minimizing failed fittings between the ferrules and optical fibers in the populations.

Abstract: A rollable optical fiber ribbon utilizing low attenuation, bend insensitive fibers and cables incorporating such rollable ribbons are provided. The optical fibers are supported by a ribbon body, and the ribbon body is formed from a flexible material such that the optical fibers are reversibly movable from an unrolled position to a rolled position. The optical fibers have a large mode filed diameter, such as ?9 microns at 1310 nm facilitating low attenuation splicing/connectorization. The optical fibers are also highly bend insensitive, such as having a macrobend loss of ?0.5 dB/turn at 1550 nm for a mandrel diameter of 15 mm.

Abstract: An optical fiber is provided that includes a core region and a cladding region. The core region is formed of silica glass doped with chlorine and/or an alkali metal. The cladding region surrounds the core region and includes an inner cladding directly adjacent to the core region, an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding, and a trench region disposed between the inner cladding and the outer cladding in a radial direction. The trench region has a volume of about 30% ?-micron2 or greater. Additionally, the optical fiber has an effective area at 1550 nm of about 100 micron2 or less.

Abstract: The disclosure provides optical fibers that exhibit low macrobend loss at 1550 nm at bend diameters between 10 mm and 40 mm. The relative refractive index profile of the fibers includes a trench cladding region with small depth, large width and a trench volume configured to minimize macrobend loss at large and small bend diameters. The optical fiber includes an outer cladding region that surrounds and is directly adjacent to the trench cladding region and an optional offset cladding region between the trench cladding region and the core region. In some embodiments, the trench cladding region has a relative refractive index that decreases monotonically from the inner radius to the outer radius. The monotonic decrease in relative refractive index may have a constant slope. The low macrobend loss at large and small diameters makes the optical fibers well suited for space-constrained deployment environments, such as data centers.

Abstract: An optical fiber comprising a core region doped with a first alkali dopant and a second alkali dopant. The first alkali dopant has a first average core concentration of C1 and a first diffusivity D1. The second alkali dopant has a second average core concentration of C2 and a second diffusivity D2. An outer cladding region surrounds the core region. The diffusivities D1, D2 of the first and second alkali dopants satisfy the relation D1>D2. The average core concentrations C1, C2 of the first and second alkali dopants satisfy the relation 0.1?C2/C1?1.

Abstract: An optical fiber includes a core region having a relative refractive index profile ?1 with a maximum relative refractive index ?1max in a range from 0.20% to 0.50%, and a surrounding cladding region that includes a triangular trench cladding region and an outer cladding region, and a relative refractive index ?3 with a minimum relative refractive index ?3min greater than ?0.60% and less than 0.00%, and a trench volume greater than 30% ?m2. The outer cladding region has a relative refractive index ?4 in a range from 0.01% to 0.06% and a chlorine concentration greater than 1500 ppm. The optical fiber has a mode field diameter at 1310 nm of greater than 9.0 microns, a cable cutoff wavelength of less than 1260 nm, a zero dispersion wavelength between 1300 nm and 1324 nm, and low macrobend loss.

Abstract: The optical fiber disclosed has a glass fiber including a core and a cladding. The core comprises silica glass doped with chlorine and having an outer radius r1 between 3.0 microns and 10.0 microns. The cladding has an outer radius r4 not less than 50.0 microns. A primary coating surrounding the cladding has a thickness (r5?r4) between 5.0 microns and 20.0 microns, and an in situ modulus less than 0.30 MPa. A secondary coating surrounding the primary coating has a thickness (r6?r5) between 8.0 microns and 30.0 microns, a Young's modulus greater than 1500 MPa, and a normalized puncture load greater than 3.6×10?3 g/micron 2. The optical fiber has a 22-meter cable cutoff wavelength less than 1530 nm, an attenuation at 1550 nm of less than 0.17 dB/km, and a bending loss at 1550 nm of less than 3.0 dB/turn.

Abstract: An optical fiber is provided that includes a core region, a cladding region having a radius less than about 62.5 microns; a polymer coating comprising a high-modulus layer and a low-modulus layer, wherein a thickness of the low-modulus inner coating layer is in a range of 4 microns to 20 microns, the modulus of the low-modulus inner coating layer is less than or equal to about 0.35 MPa, a thickness of the high-modulus coating layer is in a range of 4 microns to 20 microns, the modulus of the high-modulus inner coating layer is greater than or equal to about 1.6 GPa, and wherein a puncture resistance of the optical fiber is greater than 20 g, and wherein a microbend attenuation penalty of the optical fiber is less than 0.

Abstract: A multicore optical fiber is provided that includes a first core with silica glass doped with chlorine and/or an alkali metal, a first inner cladding surrounding the first core, and a first outer cladding surrounding the first inner cladding and having a first trench region having a volume of about 30%?-micron2 or greater. The multicore optical fiber also includes a second core with silica glass doped with chlorine and/or an alkali metal, a second inner cladding surrounding the second core, and a second outer cladding surrounding the second inner cladding and having a second trench region having a volume of about 30%?-micron2 or greater. Additionally, a common cladding surrounds the first core and the second core, and the first core and the second core each have an effective area at 1550 nm of about 100 micron2 or less.

Abstract: A method of terminating an optical fiber having an inner core with a fiber optic connector including a ferrule having a micro-bore and an end face with a mating location is disclosed. The method includes determining a bore bearing angle of a bore offset of the micro-bore in the ferrule; determining a core bearing angle of a core offset of the inner core in the optical fiber; orienting the ferrule and the optical fiber relative to each other to minimize the distance between the inner core and the mating location; heating the ferrule to an processing temperature above room temperature; and coupling the optical fiber to the micro-bore of the ferrule. The size of the micro-bores and optical fibers may be selected to maximize the number of interference fits in a population of ferrules and optical fibers while minimizing failed fittings between the ferrules and optical fibers in the populations.

Abstract: A method of processing an optical fiber includes drawing the optical fiber from an optical fiber preform within a draw furnace, the optical fiber extending from the draw furnace along a process pathway, the optical fiber comprising at least one halogen-doped core; and drawing the optical fiber through at least one slow cooling device positioned downstream from the draw furnace at a draw speed. The at least one slow cooling device exposes the optical fiber to a slow cooling device process temperature greater than or equal to 800° C. and less than or equal to 1600° C. The draw speed is such that the optical fiber has a residence time of at least 0.1 s in the at least one slow cooling device. An optical fiber made by such a process is also disclosed.

Abstract: An optical fiber including a core region having an outer radius r1 in a range from 4.0 ?m to 8.0 ?m and a relative refractive index profile ?1 with a maximum relative refractive index ?1max in a range from 0.20% to 0.50%, a cladding region comprising a trench cladding region having a minimum relative refractive index ?3min greater than ?0.60% and less than ?0.10%, and a trench volume greater than 30%-?m2 and an outer cladding region having a relative refractive index ?4 in a range from ?0.10% to 0.10%. The optical fiber also including a primary coating and a secondary coating. The optical fiber has a mode field diameter at 1310 nm of greater than 8.8 microns, a cable cutoff wavelength of less than 1260 nm, a zero dispersion wavelength between 1300 nm and 1324 nm, and low macrobend loss at 1550 nm.