Title :
Optical fibres using sol-gel silica overcladding tubes
Author :
MacChesney, J.B. ; Johnson, D.W., Jr. ; Bhandarkar, S. ; Bohrer, M.P. ; Fleming, J.W. ; Monberg, E.M. ; Trevor, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
8/28/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Colloidal sol-gel processing is used to produce optical fibre. Fumed silica dispersed in water is cast, gelled, and dried. Tubes thus formed are heat treated to dehydrate, to purify and to vitrify. They exceed 4 kg and when used to overclad conventional core-rods yield optical fibre meeting exacting commercial standards
Keywords :
drying; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; silicon compounds; sol-gel processing; vitrification; colloidal sol-gel processing; dehydration; drying; fumed silica; gelling; heat treatment; optical fibres; overcladding tubes; vitrification;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971026
