• DocumentCode
    927499
  • Title

    Zero material dispersion in optical fibres

  • Author

    Payne, David N. ; Gambling, W.A.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1975
  • Firstpage
    176
  • Lastpage
    178
  • Abstract
    The material dispersion of optical fibres having cores of silica or phosphosilicate glass falls to zero at a wavelength between 1.2 and 1.3 ¿m. A considerable increase in bandwidth can be obtained, especially with an l.e.d. source, by operation in this region.
  • Keywords
    dispersion (wave); fibre optics; optical waveguides; 1.2 to 1.3 micron; LED; bandwidth; cores; optical fibres; phosphosilicate glass; silica; zero material dispersion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19750135
  • Filename
    4236648