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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/036 (2006.01); C03C 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 13/046 (2013.01); G02B 6/02 (2013.01); G02B 6/02042 (2013.01); G02B 6/03605 (2013.01); G02B 6/03611 (2013.01); G02B 6/03644 (2013.01); G02B 6/03694 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical fiber containing an alkali metal element and exhibiting low attenuation as well as excellent radiation resistance is provided. The optical fiber of the present invention has a core region and a cladding region enclosing the core region. The core region contains alkali metal elements by an average concentration of 0.2 atomic ppm or more. The attenuation at a wavelength of 1550 nm after irradiating with the radiation of 0.10 Gy or more of cumulative absorbed dose increases by 0.02 dB/km or less as compared with the attenuation exhibited prior to radiation exposure.