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
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