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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Abdelouahed Soufiane, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Verrillon, Inc., North Grafton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/16 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed toward an optical fiber that reduces the cladding mode coupling loss (CMCL) therein. The fiber includes a core, a cladding concentrically surrounding the core, and at least one lossy region concentrically surrounding the core. The lossy region is disposed within the cladding and is slightly displaced radially from the core.