Abstract: An optical communication system and a communication network are disclosed herein capable of transmitting optical signals with high optical launch power over long distances with suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering. A method of transmitting optical signals is also disclosed herein which comprises transmitting optical signals at high optical launch power with a high carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR). Passive optical networks disclosed herein provide greater reach and/or increased splits.

Abstract: An optical communication system and a communication network are disclosed herein capable of transmitting optical signals with high optical launch power over unrepeatered optical fiber links. A method of transmitting optical signals is also disclosed herein which comprises transmitting optical signals at high optical launch power over unrepeatered links.

Abstract: An optical waveguide fiber having a multi-segmented core surrounded by a cladding, the core having a central segment and an annular segment surrounding the central segment. The central segment has a positive relative refractive index profile, and the annular segment has a negative relative refractive index profile. The broadband optical fiber has a bandwidth of at least 2 GHz-km for one or more wavelengths between 775 and 1100 nm.

Abstract: An optical fiber having both low macrobend loss and low microbend loss. The fiber has a MAC number less than 7.0 and a zero dispersion wavelength less than 1450 nm. The optical fiber advantageously comprises a primary coating and a secondary coating. The primary coating has a Young's modulus of less than 1.0 MPa and a glass transition temperature of less than ?25° C. The secondary coating surrounds the primary coating, and the secondary coating has a Young's modulus of greater than 1200 MPa. The macrobend loss as measured by a 20 mm diameter bend test at 1550 nm is not more than 5.0 dB/m. Optical fiber ribbon and optical fiber cable that include the optical fiber is also disclosed.

Abstract: An optical waveguide fiber including a central core region extending radially outward from the centerline and having a non-negative relative refractive index percent profile. The total profile volume is less than about 6%-?m2. The optical fiber exhibits an effective area of greater than about 60 ?m2 at a wavelength of about 1550 nm, a dispersion slope of less than 0.07 ps/nm2/km at a wavelength of about 1550 nm, and a zero-dispersion wavelength of less than about 1450 nm.

Abstract: A dispersion flattened non-zero dispersion shifted optical waveguide fiber which includes a central core region surrounded by an outer cladding region, the central core region having an alpha less than 4. The optical fiber has a dispersion at a wavelength of about 1550 nm of between about 4 ps/nm/km and about 8 ps/nm/km, and a dispersion slope of less than 0.025 ps/nm2/km at every wavelength between about 1525 nm and 1650 nm.

Abstract: A non-zero dispersion shifted optical waveguide fiber having a high threshold for stimulated Brillouin scattering is disclosed.

Abstract: A non-zero dispersion shifted optical waveguide fiber having a high threshold for stimulated Brillouin scattering is disclosed.

Abstract: A low slope dispersion shifted optical waveguide fiber having an effective area of less than about 60 ?m2 at a wavelength of about 1550 nm, a zero-dispersion wavelength of less than about 1430 nm, a dispersion of between about 4 ps/nm/km and about 10 ps/nm/km at a wavelength of about 1550 nm, a dispersion slope of less than 0.045 ps/nm2/km at a wavelength of about 1550 nm, and a cabled cutoff wavelength of less than about 1260 nm.

Abstract: An optical waveguide fiber including a central core region extending radially outward from the centerline and having a non-negative relative refractive index percent profile. The optical fiber exhibits an effective area of greater than about 60 ?m2 at a wavelength of about 1550 nm, a dispersion slope of less than 0.07 ps/nm2/km at a wavelength of about 1550 nm, and a zero-dispersion wavelength of less than about 1450 nm.

Abstract: A dispersion compensation fiber for a moderate dispersion, low slope transmission fiber and transmission system including same. The dispersion compensating fiber has a refractive index profile having a central core with a core delta (?1), a moat surrounding the central core having a moat delta (?2), and a ring surrounding the moat having a positive ring delta (?3). The fiber's refractive index profile is selected to provide total dispersion less than ?80 at 1550 nm and less than ?90 ps/nm/km at 1600 nm, dispersion slope less than ?0.18 ps/nm2/km at 1550 and less than ?0.10 ps/nm2/km at 1600 nm/kappa between 250 and 450 at 1550 nm, and a kappa ratio (defined as kappa at 1600 nm/kappa at 1550 nm) of greater than 1.35.

Abstract: A dispersion compensating optical fiber includes a segmented core having a central core segment, a moat segment and a ring segment. The refractive index profile is selected to provide a total dispersion at 1550 nm of between ?114 and ?143 ps/nm/km, and a kappa, defined as the total dispersion at 1550 nm divided by the dispersion slope at 1550 nm, of between 96 and 150 nm. Optical transmission systems including the present invention dispersion compensating optical fiber optically coupled to a moderate dispersion single mode transmission fiber having dispersion at 1550 nm of between 5 and 14 ps/nm/km are also disclosed. Example transmission systems preferably exhibit residual dispersion over the C+L wavelength band (1525 to 1625 nm) of less than +/?20 ps/nm per 100 km of the moderate dispersion transmission fiber and less than +/?10 ps/nm per 100 km of the moderate dispersion transmission fiber over the C band (1525 to 1565 nm).

Abstract: A Dispersion Compensation (DC) fiber for low slope transmission fiber (such as a NZDSF) and transmission line including same. The DC fiber has a refractive index profile having a central core with a core delta (?1) value less than 1.8%, a moat surrounding the central core having a moat delta (?2) value greater than ?0.9%, and a ring surrounding the moat having a positive ring delta (?3). The DC fiber's refractive index profile is selected to provide total dispersion less than ?40 and greater than ?87 ps/nm/km, and kappa of greater than 165 and less than 270 nm, all at 1550 nm. The DC fiber, when used in a transmission line, may provide low average residual dispersion across the C, L, and C+L when such lines include transmission fibers with a total dispersion between 4 and 10 ps/nm/km and a dispersion slope less than 0.045 ps/nm2/km at 1550 nm.

Abstract: An optical waveguide fiber having a high threshold for stimulated Brillouin scattering is disclosed which is suitable as a nonlinear fiber. The optical fiber has a core with one or more core segments. The optical effective area at a wavelength of 1550 nm is less that 30 ?m2.

Abstract: An optical waveguide fiber having a high threshold for stimulated Brillouin scattering. The optical fiber preferably has large optical effective area, and further preferably has a low zero dispersion wavelength.

Abstract: An apparatus for transporting an optical signal is provided. The apparatus includes sections of optical fiber span with at least one section negative dispersion, negative slope fiber positioned at a distance from the output. A pump light emitting device optically coupled to the optical fiber span near the output is provided for generating an amplification signal.

Abstract: An optical waveguide fiber having an effective area of greater than about 60 ?m2 at a wavelength of about 1550 nm, a dispersion slope of less than 0.07 ps/nm2/km at a wavelength of about 1550 nm, and a zero-dispersion wavelength of less than about 1500 nm. In preferred embodiments, the optical fiber has a mode field diameter greater than 9 ?m at 1550 nm and includes a first core region with a positive relative refractive index, a first annular core region with a positive relative refractive index, and a second annular core region having a negative refractive index, wherein the the second annular core region begins at a radius greater than the mode field diameter and ends at a radius less than about 2.5 times the mode field diameter. Cabled cutoff wavelengths are less than about 1300 nm.

Abstract: An optical communication system and a communication network are disclosed herein capable of transmitting optical signals with high optical launch power over long distances. A method of transmitting optical signals is also disclosed herein which comprises transmitting optical signals at high optical launch power with a high CNR and low CTB and CSO.

Abstract: An optical communication system and a communication network are disclosed herein capable of transmitting optical signals with high optical launch power over long distances with suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering. A method of transmitting optical signals is also disclosed herein which comprises transmitting optical signals at high optical launch power with a high carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR). Passive optical networks disclosed herein provide greater reach and/or increased splits.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dispersion compensating and dispersion slope compensating single mode optical waveguide fiber. The refractive index profiles of waveguide fibers in accord with the invention are disclosed and described. These index profiles provide a waveguide fiber having negative total dispersion and negative total dispersion slope so that a standard waveguide fiber is compensated over an extended wavelength range. A telecommunications link using the fiber in accord with the invention is also disclosed and described. A standard fiber to compensating fiber length ratio in the range of 1:1 to 3:1 is shown to give optimum link performance with respect to limiting non-linear dispersion effects.