Dispersion-balanced optical cable
CA 2202591 C · Owner: Judy, Arthur F. · Inventors: Fangmann, Robert E.; Judy, Arthur F.; Refi, James Joseph
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A dispersion-balanced optical cable 90 reduces four-photon mixing in Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) systems and is effective to reduce cumulative dispersion D substantially to zero. The dispersion-balanced optical cable 90 includes one or more optical fibers 90-1 having positive dispersion D1 and one or, more optical fibers 90-2 having negative dispersion D2. The fibers are singlemode and are suitable for the transmission of optical signals in the 1550 nm region. At this wavelength, the positive-dispersion fibers have a chromatic dispersion of about +2.3 ps/nm-km, and the negative-dispersion fibers have a chromatic dispersion ofabout -1.6 ps/nm-km. The dispersion-balance optical cable …
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- Filed April 14, 1997 and granted July 31, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 14, 2017.
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