Title :
Low-loss fibre prepared under high deposition rate by modified c.v.d. technique
Author :
Yoshida, Kenta ; Furui, Y. ; Sentsui, S. ; Kuroha, T.
Author_Institution :
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd., Central Research Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Graded-index fibres with a GeO2-P2O5-SiO2 core have been prepared by a modified c.v.d. and drawing process. The deposition rate of the core glass was 0.17 cm3/min (0.37 g/min), and the fibres have an attenuation of 2.6 dB/km at 0.83 ¿m and a 6 dB bandwidth of 816 MHz km.
Keywords :
chemical vapour deposition; optical fibres; CVD; GeO2-P2O5-SiO2 core; attenuation; core glass; graded index fibre; low loss fibre; modified chemical vapour deposition technique;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19770437
