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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jane Bilecky Clayton, Suwanee, GA (US);
Lars Erik Eskildsen, Fair Haven, NJ (US);
Per Bang Hansen, Bradley Beach, NJ (US);
Clifford Headley, North Plainfield, NJ (US);
William Alfred Reed, Summit, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65377 ; 65435 ; 65381 ; 385123 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, a Ge-doped optical fiber having reduced Brillouin scattering loss is made by modulating the tension applied to the fiber during draw. The draw tension is modulated between a low range 10-50 g and a high in the range 150-250 g. The result is SBS suppression with no significant change to end-to-end fiber loss or dispersion factors.