Abstract
An article comprising an optical fibre, the fibre comprising at least one core surrounded by a first outer cladding region, the first outer cladding region being surrounded by a second outer cladding region, the first outer cladding region in the cross-section comprising a number of first outer cladding features having a lower refractive index than any material surrounding the first outer cladding features, wherein for a plurality of said first outer cladding features, the minimum distance between two nearest neighbouring first outer cladding features is smaller than 1.0 $g(m)m or smaller than an optical wavelength of light guided through the fibre when in use; a method of its production, and use thereof
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | WO2003019257 |
| Filing date | 06/03/2003 |
| Country/Territory | International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |