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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2006
Xin Chen, Corning, NY (US);
Ji Wang, Painted Post, NY (US);
Joohyun Koh, Painted Post, NY (US);
Ming-jun LI, Horseheads, NY (US);
Daniel Aloysius Nolan, Corning, NY (US);
Donnell Thaddeus Walton, Painted Post, NY (US);
Luis Alberto Zenteno, Painted Post, NY (US);
Xin Chen, Corning, NY (US);
Ji Wang, Painted Post, NY (US);
Joohyun Koh, Painted Post, NY (US);
Ming-Jun Li, Horseheads, NY (US);
Daniel Aloysius Nolan, Corning, NY (US);
Donnell Thaddeus Walton, Painted Post, NY (US);
Luis Alberto Zenteno, Painted Post, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber including: (i) a silica based, rare earth doped core having a first index of refraction n; and (ii) at least one silica based cladding surrounding the core and having a second index of refraction n, such that n>n, said cladding having a plurality of stress rods and a plurality of air holes extending longitudinally through the length of said optical fiber; wherein said optical fiber supports a single polarization mode or poses-polarization maintaining properties within the operating wavelength range.