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专利摘要:
An optical fiber that can sufficiently suppress the generation of four-wave mixing and that can widen the bandwidth of wavelength of signal light. The optical fiber of the present invention has (a) a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 8 ps·nm−1·km−1 and not more than 15 ps·nm−1·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm and (b) a dispersion slope whose absolute value is not more than 0.05 ps·nm−2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. It is more desirable that the optical fiber have (a) a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 8 ps·nm−1·km−1 and not more than 12 ps·nm−1·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm, (b) a dispersion slope whose absolute value is not more than 0.03 ps·nm−2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm, (c) a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 5 ps·nm−1·km−1 at wavelengths between 1.45 and 1.65 μm, (d) an effective area not less than 45 μm2 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm, and (e) a two-meter cutoff wavelength not less than 1.40 μm. 公开号:US20010006572A1 申请号:US09/732,884 申请日:2000-12-11 公开日:2001-07-05 发明作者:Takatoshi Kato;Masashi Onishi;Yuji Kubo 申请人:Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd; IPC主号:G02B6-02009
专利说明:
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0001] [0002] The present invention relates to an optical fiber suitable for the optical transmission line in a wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) transmission system. [0002] [0003] 2. Related Background Arts [0003] [0004] WDM transmission systems can transmit a large volumes of information at a high rate by using signal light having a multitude of wavelengths in a 1.55 μm wavelength band. In a WDM transmission system, it is essential to increase the absolute value of the chromatic dispersion of the optical transmission line for suppressing the generation of nonlinear optical phenomena, especially four-wave mixing, and to decrease the absolute value of the dispersion slope of the optical transmission line for widening the bandwidth of wavelength of signal light. [0004] [0005] An example of optical fibers for the optical transmission line in a WDM transmission system is a single-mode optical fiber stipulated in THE ITU G 652 Standard. The single-mode optical fiber has a chromatic dispersion as comparatively large as about 17 ps·nm[0005] −1·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm, so that it can suppress the generation of four-wave mixing. The optical fiber, however, has a dispersion slope as comparatively large as about 0.056 ps·nm−2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm, so that it has no wide bandwidth of wavelength of signal light. [0006] As other examples, the U.S. patent 5,684,909 and the published European Patent Application EPO 883 002A1 disclose dispersion-flattened optical fibers that have a reduced dispersion slope at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. The dispersion-flattened optical fibers have a desirable dispersion slope as small as not more than 0.05 ps·nm[0006] −2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. The optical fibers, however, have a chromatic dispersion as small as about 1 ps·nm−1·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm, so that they cannot sufficiently suppress the generation of four-wave mixing. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] An object of the present invention is to offer an optical fiber that can sufficiently suppress the generation of four-wave mixing and that can widen the bandwidth of wavelength of signal light. [0007] [0008] In order to achieve this object and other objects as well, the present invention offers an optical fiber that has a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 8 ps·nm[0008] −1·km−1 and not more than 15 ps·nm−1·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm and that has a dispersion slope whose absolute value is not more than 0.05 ps·nm−2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. [0009] In an embodiment, the optical fiber of the present invention comprises the following regions: [0009] [0010] (a) a first core region that includes the optical central axis and that has a first refractive index; [0010] [0011] (b) a second core region that surrounds the first core region and that has a second refractive index that is smaller than the first refractive index; [0011] [0012] (c) a third core region that surrounds the second core region and that has a third refractive index that is larger than the second refractive index; and [0012] [0013] (d) a cladding region that surrounds the third core region and that has a fourth refractive index that is smaller than the third refractive index. [0013] [0014] The description below, together with the accompanying drawings, gives a detailed explanation of the foregoing objects and the novel features of the present invention. It is to be understood that the accompanying drawings are provided for illustrating the present invention rather than for limiting the scope of application of the present invention. [0014] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0015] In the drawings: [0015] [0016] FIG. 1 is a graph showing the relationship between chromatic dispersion and wavelengths in the optical fiber of the present invention; [0016] [0017] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a desirable refractive-index profile for the optical fiber of the present invention; [0017] [0018] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of a desirable refractive-index profile for the optical fiber of the present invention; and [0018] [0019] FIG. 4 is a graph showing the relationship between chromatic dispersion and wavelengths in the optical fibers of Examples 3 and 7 of the present invention. [0019] DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0020] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below by referring to the accompanying drawings. In FIGS. 2 and 3, the same reference letters and numerals are given to the same regions of the optical fibers to the extent applicable to eliminate duplicated explanations. In these figures, the height and width are partly exaggerated to the extent that they do not necessarily correspond to the actual refractive indices and dimensions. [0020] [0021] As shown in FIG. 1, the optical fiber of the present invention has a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 8 ps·nm[0021] −1·km−1 and not more than 15 ps·nm−1·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. The absolute value of the chromatic dispersion not less than 8 ps·nm−1·km−1 enables the suppression of the generation of four-wave mixing. The absolute value of the chromatic dispersion not more than 15 ps·nm−1·km−1 enables the suppression of the waveform degradation caused by the interaction between nonlinear optical phenomena and the cumulative dispersion. In optical transmission system at a bit rate more than 40 Gb·s−1, in particular, the limitation by the waveform degradation becomes more severe. Therefore, it is more desirable that a absolute value of the chromatic dispersion be not more than 12 ps·nm−1·km−1. [0022] It is desirable that the optical fiber of the present invention have a dispersion slope whose absolute value is not more than 0.05 ps·nm[0022] −2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm, more desirably not more than 0.03 ps·nm−2·km−1. A absolute value of the dispersion slope not more than 0.05 ps·nm−2·km−1 enables the widening of the bandwidth of wavelength of signal light. [0023] It is desirable that the optical fiber of the present invention have a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 5 ps·nm[0023] −1·km−1 at wavelengths between 1.45 and 1.65 μm. The wavelength domain includes the S-band between 1.45 and 1.53 μm, the C-band between 1.53 and 1.56 μm, and the L-band between 1.56 and 1.65 μm. The foregoing large absolute value of chromatic dispersion in such a wide wavelength domain enables the suppression of the generation of four-wave mixing throughout the wide bandwidth of wavelength of signal light, thereby enabling large-capacity optical communication. [0024] In order to suppress the generation of four-wave mixing, it is desirable that the optical fiber of the present invention have an effective area not less than 45 μm[0024] 2 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm, more desirably not less than 50 μm2. [0025] The optical fiber of the present invention is required to be a single-mode type in the bandwidth of wavelength of signal light. A small bend loss is also important to suppress an increase in loss at the time of cabling. Consequently, it is desirable that the cutoff wavelength be not less than 1.40 μm in terms of a two-meter cutoff wavelength λ[0025] c, more desirably not less than 1.60 μm. A cutoff wavelength shortens with increasing length of a transmission line. Therefore, when a transmission line has a length of hundreds of meters or more, even a two-meter cutoff wavelength λc of about 2.0 μm, which is longer than the wavelength of signal light, satisfies the single-mode conditions in the bandwidth of wavelength of signal light, posing no practical problems. The term “a two-meter cutoff wavelength λc ” is used to mean a cutoff wavelength in an LP11 mode when an optical fiber, two meters in length, makes one complete turn having a radius of 140 mm with no tension being applied. [0026] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a desirable refractive-index profile for the optical fiber of this embodiment. The optical fiber comprises the following regions: [0026] [0027] (a) a first core region that includes the optical central axis and that has the refractive index n[0027] 1; [0028] (b) a second core region that surrounds the first core region and that has the refractive index n[0028] 2; [0029] (c) a third core region that surrounds the second core region and that has the refractive index n[0029] 3; and [0030] (d) a cladding region that surrounds the third core region and that has the refractive index n[0030] 4. [0031] The relationships in magnitude between these refractive indices are n[0031] 1>n2, n2<n3, and n3>n4. In FIG. 2, the outer diameter of the first core region is represented by 2 a, the outer diameter of the second core region by 2 b, and the outer diameter of the third core region by 2 c. The refractive index of the cladding region, n4, being used as a reference, the relative refractive-index difference of the first core region is represented by Δn1, the relative refractive-index difference of the second core region by Δn2, and the relative refractive-index difference of the third core region by Δn3. [0032] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of a desirable refractive-index profile for the optical fiber of this embodiment. The optical fiber comprises the following regions: [0032] [0033] (a) a first core region that includes the optical central axis and that has the refractive index n[0033] 1; [0034] (b) a second core region that surrounds the first core region and that has the refractive index n[0034] 2; [0035] (c) a third core region that surrounds the second core region and that has the refractive index n[0035] 3; [0036] (d) an inner cladding region that surrounds the third core region and that has the refractive index n[0036] 4; and [0037] (e) an outer cladding region that surrounds the inner cladding region and that has the refractive index n[0037] 5. [0038] The relationships in magnitude between these refractive indices are n[0038] 1>n2, n2<n3, n3>n4, and n4<n5. In FIG. 3, the outer diameter of the first core region is represented by 2 a, the outer diameter of the second core region 2 b, the outer diameter of the third core region 2 c, and the outer diameter of the inner cladding region 2 d. The refractive index of the outer cladding region, n5, being used as a reference, the relative refractive-index difference of the first core region is represented by Δn1, the relative refractive-index difference of the second core region by Δn2, the relative refractive-index difference of the third core region by Δn3, and the relative refractive-index difference of the inner cladding region by Δn4. [0039] Examples of optical fibers in this embodiment are explained below. Table 1 summarizes the dimensions and characteristics of the optical fibers of the individual examples. [0039] TABLE 1 Example No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Δn1 (%) 0.44 0.40 0.45 0.46 0.44 0.44 0.58 0.44 Δn2 (%) 0.00 −0.05 −0.10 −0.20 −0.08 −0.10 −0.10 −0.10 Δn3 (%) 0.13 0.15 0.19 0.26 0.18 0.18 0.22 0.16 Δn4 (%) — −0.05 −0.10 −0.20 −0.08 −0.10 −0.10 −0.10 2a (μm) 7.0 7.6 6.7 6.4 7.0 6.8 5.1 6.8 2b (μm) 20.8 16.3 18.9 22.7 18.7 17.8 14.0 17.8 2c (μm) 32.0 25.5 29.5 32.4 29.2 29.9 23.5 26.8 2d (μm) — 38.0 44.0 48.4 43.6 44.6 35.0 44.6 Zero disp. wave- 1329 1330 1331 1316 1327 1339 1700 1333 length λ0 (nm) Chro- at 8.2 7.5 6.8 8.4 7.4 5.6 −13.4 6.6 matic 1450 disper- nm sion at 13.5 12.5 10.5 11.9 11.6 8.4 −12.4 10.3 (ps · 1550 nm−1 · nm km−1) at 18.0 17.1 12.6 10.6 14.5 9.7 −5.6 12.7 1650 nm Dispersion slope 0.048 0.047 0.027 0.015 0.034 0.018 0.037 0.029 (ps · nm−2· km−1)(1)Effective area 63.4 69.2 54.1 45.5 57.3 57.2 55.2 55.8 (μm2)(1)Bend loss (dB)(2) 0.003 0.020 0.050 0.470 0.020 0.007 0.150 0.060 λc (nm) 1780 1430 1730 1820 1710 1850 1720 1630 [0040] The optical fiber of Example 1 has the refractive-index profile shown in FIG. 2; the optical fibers of Examples 2 to 8 have the refractive-index profile shown in FIG. 3. [0040] [0041] All the optical fibers of Examples 1 to 8 have the following characteristics: [0041] [0042] (a) a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 8 ps·nm[0042] −1·km−1 and not more than 15 ps·nm−1·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm; [0043] (b) a dispersion slope whose absolute value is not more than 0.05 ps·nm[0043] −2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm; [0044] (c) a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 5 ps·nm[0044] −1·km−1 at wavelengths between 1.45 and 1.65 μm; [0045] (d) an effective area not less than 45 μm[0045] 2 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm; and [0046] (e) a two-meter cutoff wavelength λ[0046] c not less than 1.40 μm. [0047] Table 1 also shows the following results: [0047] [0048] (a) The optical fibers of Examples 3 to 6 and 8 have a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is between 8 and 12 ps·nm[0048] −2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. [0049] (b) The optical fibers of Examples 3, 4, 6, and 8 have a dispersion slop whose absolute value is not more than 0.03 ps·nm[0049] −2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. [0050] (c) The optical fibers of Examples 1 to 3 and 5 to 8 have an effective area not less than 50 μm[0050] 2 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. [0051] (d) The optical fibers of Examples 1 and 3 to 8 have a two-meter cutoff wave-length λ[0051] c not less than 1.60 μm. [0052] As shown in FIG. 4, the optical fibers of Examples 3 and 7 have a chromatic dispersion whose sign is opposite each other at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. The combination of the two optical fibers enables a reduction in the absolute value of the average chromatic dispersion as a whole, thereby reducing the absolute value of the cumulative chromatic dispersion. Furthermore, the combination of two optical fibers of the present invention that have a chromatic dispersion whose sign is opposite each other at a wavelength of 1.55 μm and that have a dispersion slope whose sign is opposite each other at a wavelength of 1.55 μm enables a reduction in the absolute value of the average chromatic dispersion as a whole in a wider bandwidth of wavelength, thereby reducing the absolute value of the cumulative chromatic dispersion in a wider bandwidth of wavelength. [0052]
权利要求:
Claims (10) [1" id="US-20010006572-A1-CLM-00001] 1. An optical fiber having: (a) a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 8 ps·nm−1·km−1 and not more than 15 ps·nm−1·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm; and (b) a dispersion slope whose absolute value is not more than 0.05 ps·nm−2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. [2" id="US-20010006572-A1-CLM-00002] 2. The optical fiber as defined in claim 1 , having a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 8 ps·nm−1·km−1 and not more than 12 ps·nm−1·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. [3" id="US-20010006572-A1-CLM-00003] 3. The optical fiber as defined in claim 1 , having a dispersion slope whose absolute value is not more than 0.03 ps·nm−2·km−1 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. [4" id="US-20010006572-A1-CLM-00004] 4. The optical fiber as defined in claim 1 , having a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is not less than 5 ps·nm−1·km−1 at wavelengths between 1.45 and 1.65 μm. [5" id="US-20010006572-A1-CLM-00005] 5. The optical fiber as defined in claim 1 , having an effective area not less than 45 μm2 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. [6" id="US-20010006572-A1-CLM-00006] 6. The optical fiber as defined in claim 5 , having an effective area not less than 50 μm2 at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. [7" id="US-20010006572-A1-CLM-00007] 7. The optical fiber as defined in claim 1 , having a two-meter cutoff wavelength not less than 1.40 μm. [8" id="US-20010006572-A1-CLM-00008] 8. The optical fiber as defined in claim 7 , having a two-meter cutoff wavelength not less than 1.60 μm. [9" id="US-20010006572-A1-CLM-00009] 9. The optical fiber as defined in claim 1 , comprising: (a) a first core region that includes the optical central axis and that has a first refractive index; (b) a second core region that surrounds the first core region and that has a second refractive index that is smaller than the first refractive index; (c) a third core region that surrounds the second core region and that has a third refractive index that is larger than the second refractive index; and (d) a cladding region that surrounds the third core region and that has a fourth refractive index that is smaller than the third refractive index. [10" id="US-20010006572-A1-CLM-00010] 10. The optical fiber as defined in claim 9 , wherein the cladding region comprises: (a) an inner cladding region that surrounds the third core region; and (b) an outer cladding region that surrounds the inner cladding region and that has a refractive index that is larger than the refractive index of the inner cladding region.
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