2006 · 17 citations · 0 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOptical MaterialsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber OpticsFiber PropertiesFiber-optic CommunicationOptical Communication SystemsOptical Fiber PropagationOptical FibersBend LossesBend-insensitive FibersBendingBending LossSingle-mode Fiber PropagationSingle-mode FibersSingle-mode Optical Fibers
A new trench-assisted generation of single-mode fiber offers strongly reduced bending sensitivity. We report the lowest bending loss for a fiber still compliant with G.652 ITU-T standard and with losses below 0.2dB/km over C+L wavelength bands.