Control of spectral characteristics of dispersive optical fibers by annealing

Author

Nishimura, Junji ; Morishita, Katsumi

Author_Institution

Osaka Electro-Commun. Univ., Japan

Volume

15

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

294

Lastpage

298

Abstract

Novel optical fibers fabricated from optical glasses with different dispersive characteristics are annealed under various conditions. Spectral properties of such dispersive fibers are greatly changed by annealing. It is shown that one of core and cladding index spectra can be shifted largely by annealing in case of fiber glasses with different transformation temperatures. We can therefore control properties of annealed dispersive fibers by adjusting the heat treatment

Keywords

annealing; infrared spectra; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; optical fibres; refractive index; visible spectra; IR spectra; annealed; annealed dispersive fibers; annealing; cladding index spectra; control properties; core index spectra; dispersive characteristics; dispersive fibers; dispersive optical fibers; fiber glasses; heat treatment; optical fiber fabrication; optical fiber measurements; optical glasses; spectral characteristics; spectral properties; transformation temperatures; visible spectra; Annealing; Dispersion; Glass; Optical control; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.554380

Filename

554380