The present invention pertains to an optical fiber comprising a transparent core having a maximum refractive index n1 and a radius a surrounded by a layer of transparent cladding material having a refractive index n0 which is less than n1. The refractive indices n1 and n0, the radius a, and the refractive index profile of the core are designed such that: (a) DELTA tau j, the difference between ¦d(Vb)/dV¦j, the normalized delay time of the jth mode and ¦d(Vb)/dV¦0, the normalized delay time of the fundamental mode, is less than about 5 x 10-2 over a wide range of V-values where j is equal to 1 or 2 and represents the highest order mode that propagates with a low loss, 0 represents the fundamental mode, b is the propagation constant and V is the normalized frequency, and (b) the normalized waveguide dispersion Vd2(Vb)/dV2 is about equal to or less than 0.2 at V-values near V1_c, the normalized cutoff frequency of the first higher order mode. A fiber exhibiting characteristics (a) and (b) is capable of providing mode equalized two-mode or three-mode and low dispersion single-mode operation. e
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机译:本发明涉及一种光纤,其包括具有最大折射率n1和半径a的透明芯,该透明芯被折射率n0小于n1的透明包层材料层围绕。折射率n1和n0,半径a和纤芯的折射率分布设计为:(a)DELTA tau j,Δd(Vb)/dVβj之差,归一化延迟时间第j个模式和基本模式的标准化延迟时间d(Vb)/ dV¦0在j等于1或1的较大V值范围内小于约5 x 10 2在图2中,以低损耗传播的最高阶模式表示,以0为基本模式,b为传播常数,V为归一化频率,(b)归一化波导色散Vd 2(Vb)/ dV < 2>在接近V1_c的V值(第一高阶模式的归一化截止频率)处大约等于或小于0.2。表现出特性(a)和(b)的光纤能够提供模式均衡的两模或三模和低色散单模操作。 Ë
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