NEGATIVE-DISPERSION OPTICAL FIBER AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION LINE INCORPORATING THE SAME - Patent 1332387

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EP 1 332 387 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.05.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	06.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/32

(21)	Application number: 01938621.8

(22)	Date of filing: 13.06.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 6/22, G02B 6/16

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP0104/982

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0202/1172 (14.03.2002 Gazette 2002/11)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

01.09.2000 JP 2000265736

(71)	Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
	Osaka-shi,Osaka 541-0041 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	KATO, Takatoshi,Yokohama Works of Sumitomo El Ind Yokohama-shi,Kanagawa 224-8588 (JP) HIRANO, Masaaki,Yokohama Works of Sumitomo El Ind Yokohama-shi,Kanagawa 244-8588 (JP)

(74)	Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE
	Patent- und RechtsanwälteArabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)

(54)	NEGATIVE-DISPERSION OPTICAL FIBER AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION LINE INCORPORATING THE SAME