A low bending loss multimode fiber transmission system

This paper presents a high bend tolerant multimode optical fiber transmission system that is compatible with standard 50 m graded index multimode fiber, in terms of achievable bandwidth and interconnectivity losses. When the 10 loops of the proposed bend resistive multimode fiber were wrapped around a cylinder of 1.5 mm radius, bend losses below -0.2 dB were achieved in case of experimentally produced fiber. Furthermore, when the section of the proposed bend resistive fiber was inserted between two sections of a standard 50 m graded index multimode fiber, the total experimental measured loss proved to be below -0.15 dB.

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