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Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2005
Applicants:

Peter Hallemeier, North Haven, CT (US);

Mark Coylar, Fountainville, PA (US);

Eitan Gertal, Gwynedd, PA (US);

Heider Ereifej, Chalfont, PA (US);

Inventors:

Peter Hallemeier, North Haven, CT (US);

Mark Coylar, Fountainville, PA (US);

Eitan Gertal, Gwynedd, PA (US);

Heider Ereifej, Chalfont, PA (US);

Assignee:

Optium Coporation, Chalfont, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); H04B 10/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A multi-mode optical fiber link is described. The multi-mode optical fiber link includes a first spatial mode converter that is coupled to a first single mode optical fiber. The first spatial mode converter conditions a modal profile of an optical signal propagating from the single mode optical fiber to the first spatial mode converter. A multi-mode optical fiber is coupled to the first spatial mode converter. A second spatial mode converter is coupled to an output of the multi-mode optical fiber and to a second single mode optical fiber. The second spatial mode converter reduces a number of optical modes in the optical signal. Both the first and the second spatial mode converters increase an effective modal bandwidth of the optical signal.


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