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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ming-Jun Li, Horseheads, NY (US);
Gaozhu Peng, Horseheads, NY (US);
Assignee:
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/028 (2006.01); G02B 6/024 (2006.01); G02B 6/036 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0288 (2013.01); G02B 6/024 (2013.01); G02B 6/0365 (2013.01);
Abstract
A few-mode optical fiber is provided. The few-mode optical fiber includes an elliptical core capable of supporting the propagation and transmission of an optical signal with X number of LP modes at a wavelength of 1550 nm, wherein X is an integer greater than 1 and less than 20, and a cladding surrounding the core. The core has an ovality of greater than about 5.0%.