FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND ASSEMBLIES AND THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF
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1. A fiber optic jumper assembly, comprising:
- at least one bend performance optical fiber comprising a core region, a hole-free inner annular cladding region surrounding the core region, an annular hole-containing cladding region surrounding the inner annular cladding region and comprised of non-periodically disposed holes, and an outer hole-free cladding region surrounding the annular hole-containing cladding region;
a protective covering positioned over the at least one bend performance optical fiber; and
at least one connector mounted upon at least one end of the at least one bend performance optical fiber.
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Abstract
A fiber optic jumper assembly comprising at least one bend performance optical fiber comprising a core region and a cladding region surrounding the core region, the cladding region comprising an annular hole-containing region comprised of non-periodically disposed holes, a protective covering positioned over the at least one bend performance optical fiber, and at least one connector mounted upon each end of the at least one bend performance optical fiber. A preconnectorized fiber optic jumper assembly comprising a microstrucutred fiber having a delta attenuation of 0.00 dB at 5 wraps about a 6 mm diameter at a reference wavelength of 1625 nm.
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15 Claims
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1. A fiber optic jumper assembly, comprising:
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at least one bend performance optical fiber comprising a core region, a hole-free inner annular cladding region surrounding the core region, an annular hole-containing cladding region surrounding the inner annular cladding region and comprised of non-periodically disposed holes, and an outer hole-free cladding region surrounding the annular hole-containing cladding region; a protective covering positioned over the at least one bend performance optical fiber; and at least one connector mounted upon at least one end of the at least one bend performance optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14)
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10. A fiber optic assembly for performing interconnections within a fiber optic network, the assembly comprising:
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at least one microstructured optical fiber having an outer surface and comprising a core region that is surrounded by a cladding region that comprises randomly disposed cladding material voids that are contained within an annular region spaced from the core and outer surface respectively by a hole-free inner and outer cladding regions, the void-containing annular region having a radial width W23 in the range from 0.5 um to 20 μ
m;a protective covering surrounding at least a portion of the at least one microstructured optical fiber; and at least one connector mounted upon at least one end of the at least one microstructured optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15)
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