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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2011
John M. Fini, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Thierry F. Taunay, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Man F. Yan, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Benyuan Zhu, Princeton, NJ (US);
John M. Fini, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Thierry F. Taunay, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Man F. Yan, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Benyuan Zhu, Princeton, NJ (US);
OFS Fitel, LLC, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A multicore fiber comprises a plurality of cores extending along the length of a fiber body. Each of the cores is surrounded by a cladding. The plurality of cores and surrounding cladding provide respective index variations, so as to form a respective plurality of waveguides for conducting parallel data transmissions from a first end of the fiber to a second end. The plurality of cores has a cross-sectional geometry in which the plurality of cores is configured in a polygonal array, in which at least some of the cores are positioned at the vertices of the array. The polygonal array is configured such that neighboring cores in the array are separated from each other by a distance that is sufficient to prevent crosstalk therebetween.