Optical fiber and optical fiber preform

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9097834
APP PUB NO 20120263427A1
SERIAL NO

13441978

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An optical fiber preform has a core portion having a first core portion including a central axis, a second core portion disposed around the first core portion, and a third core portion disposed around the second core portion. The first core portion contains 10 atomic ppm or more of an alkali metal and 10 to 600 atomic ppm of chlorine, the second core portion contains 10 atomic ppm or less of the alkali metal and 10 to 600 atomic ppm of chlorine, and the third core portion contains 10 atomic ppm or less of the alkali metal and 2,000 atomic ppm or more of chlorine. An optical fiber has a core region doped with an alkali metal and chlorine, wherein the minimum concentration of chlorine in the core region is 1,000 atomic ppm or more, and the average concentration of the alkali metal therein is 0.2 atomic ppm or more.

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  • SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Haruna, Tetsuya Yokohama, JP 57 296
Hirano, Masaaki Yokohama, JP 130 907
Tamura, Yoshiaki Yokohama, JP 72 324

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