Title :
Large silica bodies by sol-gel for production of optical fibers
Author :
MacChesney, J.B. ; Johnson, D.W., Jr.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We have successfully developed a sol casting, drying, purification, and sintering process which produces large overcladding tubes for fabricating optical fibre preforms. It used a low surface area formed silica dispersed in a basic aqueous medium
Keywords :
casting; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; sintering; sol-gel processing; basic aqueous medium; drying; large overcladding tubes; large silica bodies; low surface area; optical fiber production; optical fibre preform fabrication; purification; sintering process; sol casting; sol-gel; Casting; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Glass; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical films; Optical scattering; Production; Refractive index; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.712970
