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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2021
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical device includes a first fiber including a first reflector, a second fiber including a second reflector, and an amplifying fiber that has a normalized frequency that is greater than or equal to 5.13 and is wound so as not to intersect on one plane. The amplifying fiber includes an outer section wound in a circular manner. The amplifying fiber includes an inner section having first arc portions and wound such that at least two of the first arc portions have a radius of curvature in which a higher-order mode that is higher than an LP11 mode has loss. The amplifying fiber includes a first end connected to the first fiber and disposed on an inside of the amplifying fiber. The amplifying fiber includes a second end connected to the second fiber.