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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masao Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Kurokawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tuneo Horiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Miyajima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385127 ; 385124 ; 385126 ;
Abstract
An optical fiber includes a core, a first cladding, a second cladding, and a third cladding. The core has a refractive index n.sub.0. The first cladding is formed around the core and has a refractive index n.sub.1. The second cladding is formed around the first cladding and has a refractive index n.sub.2. The third cladding is formed around the second cladding and has a refractive index n.sub.3. The refractive indices have relationships n.sub.1 >n.sub.2 >n.sub.3 and n.sub.1 >n.sub.0.