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Erbium-doped fibers

Corning® manufactures its erbium-doped fibers using the patented “Outside Vapor Deposition” method (OVD). Erbium-doped fibers are used in optical amplifiers, like erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs).

Corning® Erbium-doped specialty fibers*

Manufactured with Corning’s patented outside vapor deposition (OVD) process, Corning® Erbium-doped specialty fibers set the worldwide standard for uniformity and reliability. Corning offers erbium-doped fibers with hermetic coatings for significant advantage with respect to mechanical reliability and resistance to hydrogen-induced optical attenuation degradation.

Erbium-doped fiber designs are available for conventional C-band, L-band, and reduced cladding (80 μm) applications.

*(Excerpt from Corning® product flyers)

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Productsheet Corning® ER Specialty Optical Fibers

Specifications

Name

Reduced cladding

Operating wavelength (nm)

Cutoff wavelength (nm)

Cladding diameter (µm)

Coating diameter (µm)

NA

ER 1550 C3

✗

n/a

≤ 1300

125 ± 1

245 ± 10

0.23

RC ER 1550 C3

✓

n/a

≤ 1300

80 ± 1

165 ± 10

0.23

ER 1600 L3

✗

1550

≤ 1400

125 ± 1

245 ± 10

0.23

RC ER 1600 L3

✓

1550

≤ 1400

80 ± 1

165 ± 10

0.23