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Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2007
Applicants:

Dana Craig Bookbinder, Corning, NY (US);

Ming-jun LI, Horseheads, NY (US);

Mark Alan Mcdermott, Horseheads, NY (US);

Daniel Aloysius Nolan, Corning, NY (US);

Inventors:

Dana Craig Bookbinder, Corning, NY (US);

Ming-Jun Li, Horseheads, NY (US);

Mark Alan McDermott, Horseheads, NY (US);

Daniel Aloysius Nolan, Corning, NY (US);

Assignee:

Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G20B 6/036 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Optical fiber having a coating surrounding and in direct contact with the silica based cladding region of the fiber, the coating having a Young's modulus of elasticity greater than 30 MPa. The optical fiber has low bend losses, especially low microbend induced losses. The optical fiber has a core surrounded by a cladding, and the cladding has a ring portion that includes holes or doped silica or both.


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