DocumentCode
832664
Title
Intrinsic scattering and absorption losses of Ge- and F-doped optical fibres prepared by PCVD
Author
Geittner, P. ; Leers, D.
Author_Institution
Philips Res. Labs., Aachen, West Germany
Volume
25
Issue
7
fYear
1989
fDate
3/30/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
436
Lastpage
437
Abstract
The scattering absorption and profile losses of PCVD fibres are analysed. The Rayleigh scattering increases proportionally to the sum of the F- and Ge-dopant concentrations, the UV absorption is proportional to the Ge concentration, and profiling losses are negligible.
Keywords
Rayleigh scattering; chemical vapour deposition; optical fibres; optical losses; silicon compounds; PCVD fibres; Rayleigh scattering; SiO 2:Ge,F optical fibres; UV absorption; absorption losses; attenuation; intrinsic scattering losses; optical fibres; optical losses; profile losses; profiling losses;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19890299
Filename
18497
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