Tag: Bend insensitive

White Paper: BendBright XS Whitepaper

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Bend-insensitive fibers significantly reduce #microbend and #macrobend losses across the entire wavelength spectrum used by current and future PON. There are two types of bend-insensitivity: Millimetre-range macrobend-insensitivity and Micrometre-range microbend-insensitivity. While #BendBrightXS fibres were initially developed with macrobend-insensitivity in mind, they also outperform all other existing fibre types for microbend-insensitivity. BendBrightXS fibres support the full use of transmission bands, covering the entire wavelength spectrum: from 1260 nm to 1625 nm for data transmission, and up to 1675 nm for network monitoring.

Inventors of bend-insensitive optical fiber to be inducted in National Inventors Hall of Fame

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Three researchers from Corning, Dana Bookbinder, Ming-Jun Li, and Pushkar Tandon, who invented ClearCurve bend-insensitive optical fiber, will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) in Washington D.C. in May. They are among 22 inventors who will be inducted at that time. The announcement was made at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Sterlite’s Stellar Fibre billed as ‘universal fiber’

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Sterlite Technologies introduced Stellar Fiber, billed as a ‘universal fiber’ at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2019. Stellar Fibre offers ITU-T G.657.A2 bend insensitivity — but with a mode field diameter the size of ITU-T G.652.D fiber, thereby offering bend insensitivity alongside compatibility with legacy fibers. The company claims that Stellar Fibre’s geometry ensures minimal splice loss and promotes proper installation. Simulations at the STL’s Centre of Excellence research facility suggest that use of the fiber can increase a fiber-optic networks lifetime by 10 years or more, thanks to its resilience to cuts and accidental bends.