DocumentCode
925427
Title
Preparation of water-free silica-based optical-fibre waveguide
Author
Payne, D.N. ; Gambling, W.A.
Author_Institution
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
Volume
10
Issue
16
fYear
1974
Firstpage
335
Lastpage
336
Abstract
A technique is described whereby the hydroxyl absorption bands of the new phosphosilicate-core optical-fibre waveguide, which arise from impurities in the cladding, can be largely eliminated. The resulting fibre has ultralow loss over the entire wavelength range 0.4¿1.1 ¿m.
Keywords
fibre optics; light absorption; losses; optical waveguides; fibre optics; light absorption; losses; optical waveguides; ultralow loss;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19740265
Filename
4236428
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