Method and Metric for Selecting and Designing Multimode Fiber for Improved Performance
First Claim
1. A method for selecting multimode optical fiber for use in a communications network, said method comprising:
- measuring a pulse delay for pulses traveling through different radii of a number of multimode optical fibers;
subtracting the pulse delay at a first radius of each multimode optical fiber from the pulse delay at a second, larger radius of each multimode fiber; and
choosing for use in the communications network those optical fibers in which the result of subtracting the pulse delay at the first radius from the pulse delay at the second radius is a negative number.
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Abstract
A new metric applicable to the characterization and design of multimode fiber (MMF) is described. The metric is derived from a Differential Mode Delay (DMD) measurement and when used in combination with industry-standard metrics such as Effective Modal Bandwidth (EMB) and DMD, yields a more accurate prediction of MMF channel link performance as measured by Bit Error Rate (BER) testing. The metric can also be used in the design of MMF for improved bandwidth performance. When implemented as a test algorithm in production, it can be used to select, sort, or verify fiber performance. This process can yield a multimode fiber design with a greater performance margin for a given length, and/or a greater length for a given performance margin.
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1. A method for selecting multimode optical fiber for use in a communications network, said method comprising:
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measuring a pulse delay for pulses traveling through different radii of a number of multimode optical fibers; subtracting the pulse delay at a first radius of each multimode optical fiber from the pulse delay at a second, larger radius of each multimode fiber; and choosing for use in the communications network those optical fibers in which the result of subtracting the pulse delay at the first radius from the pulse delay at the second radius is a negative number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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