Corning Incorporated
Low diameter optical fiber

Abstract:

Small-radius coated optical fibers having large mode field diameter and low bending losses. The coated fiber may have an outer radius of 110 .mu.m or less, while providing a mode field diameter of 9.0 .mu.m or greater and a bending loss when wrapped about a 15 mm mandrel of 0.5 dB/km or less at wavelength of 1550 nm. The coated fiber may have a mode field diameter of 9.2 .mu.m or greater and may have a bending loss at 1550 nm of 0.25 dB/km or less when wrapped about a 20 mm mandrel or a bending loss at 1550 nm of 0.02 dB/km or less when wrapped about a 30 mm mandrel.