CA1042247A - Reduction of modal and chromatic material dispersion in a multimode optical fiber - Google Patents

Reduction of modal and chromatic material dispersion in a multimode optical fiber

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CA1042247A
CA1042247A CA258,322A CA258322A CA1042247A CA 1042247 A CA1042247 A CA 1042247A CA 258322 A CA258322 A CA 258322A CA 1042247 A CA1042247 A CA 1042247A
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lambda
angle
grating
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French (fr)
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Frederick D. King
Felix P. Kapron
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Nortel Networks Ltd
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Northern Telecom Ltd
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Priority to CA258,322A priority Critical patent/CA1042247A/en
Priority to US05/711,419 priority patent/US4067642A/en
Priority to NL7706341A priority patent/NL7706341A/xx
Priority to IT24591/77A priority patent/IT1084563B/it
Priority to JP7957977A priority patent/JPS5322446A/ja
Priority to DE19772731645 priority patent/DE2731645A1/de
Priority to ES461168A priority patent/ES461168A1/es
Priority to SE7708821A priority patent/SE7708821L/xx
Priority to FR7723933A priority patent/FR2360894A1/fr
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Publication of CA1042247A publication Critical patent/CA1042247A/en
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/268Optical coupling means for modal dispersion control, e.g. concatenation of light guides having different modal dispersion properties
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29304Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by diffraction, e.g. grating
    • G02B6/29305Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating by diffraction, e.g. grating as bulk element, i.e. free space arrangement external to a light guide
    • G02B6/29311Diffractive element operating in transmission
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29371Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating principle based on material dispersion
    • G02B6/29374Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means operating principle based on material dispersion in an optical light guide
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/293Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means
    • G02B6/29379Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals with wavelength selective means characterised by the function or use of the complete device
    • G02B6/29392Controlling dispersion
    • G02B6/29394Compensating wavelength dispersion
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04BTRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/25Arrangements specific to fibre transmission
    • H04B10/2507Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion
    • H04B10/2513Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion due to chromatic dispersion
    • H04B10/2525Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion due to chromatic dispersion using dispersion-compensating fibres

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Diffracting Gratings Or Hologram Optical Elements (AREA)
CA258,322A 1976-08-03 1976-08-03 Reduction of modal and chromatic material dispersion in a multimode optical fiber Expired CA1042247A (en)

Priority Applications (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA258,322A CA1042247A (en) 1976-08-03 1976-08-03 Reduction of modal and chromatic material dispersion in a multimode optical fiber
US05/711,419 US4067642A (en) 1976-08-03 1976-08-03 Reduction of modal and chromatic material dispersion in a multimode optical fiber
NL7706341A NL7706341A (nl) 1976-08-03 1977-06-09 Werkwijze en inrichting voor gebruik met optische vezelgeleiders.
IT24591/77A IT1084563B (it) 1976-08-03 1977-06-10 Riduzione della dispersione modale e cromatica del materiale in una fibra ottica a molti modi.
JP7957977A JPS5322446A (en) 1976-08-03 1977-07-05 Method of reducing mode and material dispersion in multiimode optical fiber
DE19772731645 DE2731645A1 (de) 1976-08-03 1977-07-13 Verfahren zum herabsetzen der modusbedingten und der chromatischen material- dispersion in einer optischen faser fuer multimodenbetrieb
ES461168A ES461168A1 (es) 1976-08-03 1977-07-29 Procedimiento para reducir la dispersion nodal y material cromatica en una fibra optica de modos multiples.
SE7708821A SE7708821L (sv) 1976-08-03 1977-08-02 Sett att reducera modal och kromatisk materialdispersion i en optisk fiber av multimodtyp
FR7723933A FR2360894A1 (fr) 1976-08-03 1977-08-03 Procede de reduction des dispersions de mode et chromatique dans une fibre optique multimode

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CA258,322A CA1042247A (en) 1976-08-03 1976-08-03 Reduction of modal and chromatic material dispersion in a multimode optical fiber

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JP (1) JPS5322446A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1042247A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2731645A1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES461168A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2360894A1 (enExample)
IT (1) IT1084563B (enExample)
NL (1) NL7706341A (enExample)
SE (1) SE7708821L (enExample)

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JPS615122B2 (enExample) 1986-02-15
ES461168A1 (es) 1978-06-16
IT1084563B (it) 1985-05-25
SE7708821L (sv) 1978-02-04
US4067642A (en) 1978-01-10
FR2360894A1 (fr) 1978-03-03
NL7706341A (nl) 1978-02-07
DE2731645A1 (de) 1978-02-09
JPS5322446A (en) 1978-03-01

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