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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Oyamada, Gunma, JP;
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber comprising a first core, a second core, a third core, and a cladding, wherein the expressions 0.30%≦Δ1≦0.45%, −0.05%≦Δ2≦0.05%, −0.35%≦Δ3≦−0.15%, 2.5≦b/a, 3.5 μm≦a≦4.2 μm, 9 μm≦b≦13 μm, and 4.5 μm≦c−b≦7.0 μm are satisfied, a zero-dispersion wavelength is no less than 1300 nm and no greater than 1324 nm, and transmission loss increase for a wavelength of 1550 nm when the optical fiber is wound around a mandrel with a diameter of 10 mm is no greater than 1 dB/turn.