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- 光ファイバの長さに沿って光学特性を制御する方法であって、
a)光ファイバに沿ってその長さ(L)と相関的に制御されるべき光学特性を選択するステップと、
b)前記選択された光学特性の望ましい長さ依存値を定めるステップと、
c)選択された位置(X)において、前記光ファイバの長さに沿って、前記光ファイバの前記選択された光学特性の値を前記光ファイバの長さと相関的に測定するステップと、
d)各選択された位置において、前記光ファイバの長さに沿って、ステップc)で求められた前記値をステップb)で定められた前記望ましい値と比較するステップと、
e)各選択された位置における前記選択された光学特性の前記測定された値が、ステップb)で定められた前記選択された光学特性の前記望ましい長さ依存値の所定の許容誤差限界内になるまで、前記光ファイバに対して前記光ファイバの長さに沿ってその長さと相関的に屈折率修正処理を行うステップとを含む方法。 - ステップa)で定められた前記選択された光学特性が、色分散、分散勾配、ゼロ分散波長、基本および高次モードの遮断波長、偏光モード分散、複屈折、およびSBS特性からなるグループから選択される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- ステップe)の前記屈折率修正処理が、化学線照射、熱アニール、直流電圧を加えること、機械的歪みを加えること、およびプラズマを加えることからなるグループから選択された少なくとも1つのプロセスを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記化学線照射プロセスが、1つまたは複数の選択された波長の紫外線放射、ランプ放射、フェムト秒IR放射、およびCO2レーザ放射からなるグループから選択される、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 複数の化学線照射プロセスが、前記屈折率分布を修正するために使用される、請求項4に記載の方法。
- 1つまたは複数の選択された波長の紫外線放射が、193nm、242nm、244nm、248nm、および308nmのグループから選択される、請求項4に記載の方法。
- ステップc)を行う際に、前記ステップが、さらに、ステップd)およびe)を行う前に前記光ファイバの全長Lについて、各選択された位置Xにおける前記選択された光学特性の前記測定値のマップを作ることを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- ステップe)を行う際に、前記光ファイバの連続した所定の長さXについて「止めて補正する」プロセスが使用される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記光ファイバが、単一モード・ファイバ、多モード・ファイバ、偏光維持ファイバ、分散シフト・ファイバ、分散補償ファイバ、大モード面積ファイバ、高次モード・ファイバ、複数コア・ファイバ、微細構造ファイバ、および高非直線ファイバからなるグループから選択される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記方法が、さらに、
i)ステップe)の前記屈折率修正処理を行う前に前記光ファイバから外側被覆を剥がすステップと、
ii)前記屈折率修正処理を行った後で前記光ファイバに外側被覆を再び付けるステップとを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。 - ステップii)を行う前に、前記剥がされた光ファイバの機械的強度を熱アニール・プロセスによって高めるステップを含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記光ファイバが、前記屈折率修正処理の前記化学線照射プロセスに関連した放射波長に対して少なくとも部分的に透明な外側被覆を備える、請求項3に記載の方法。
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