Title :
Multicomponent glass fibers for optical communications
Author :
Beales, Keith J. ; Day, Clive R. ; Dunn, Anthony G. ; Partington, Sally
Author_Institution :
Post Office Research Centre, Suffolk, England
Abstract :
The preparation of low-loss multicomponent glasses, and the methods by which both step- and graded-index fibers can be drawn from them are described. The optical performance of fiber prepared by each technique is discussed.
Keywords :
Contamination; Furnaces; Glass; Impurities; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Powders; Silicon compounds;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1980.11829
