• DocumentCode
    960795
  • Title

    Fiber drawing, coating, and jacketing

  • Author

    Blyler, Lee L., Jr. ; DiMarcello, Frank V.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ
  • Volume
    68
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    1194
  • Lastpage
    1198
  • Abstract
    The fiber drawing and coating process impacts strongly on the transmission and strength properties of optical fibers. Current practices which lead to realization of optimum fiber properties are discussed with reference to recent achievements and results in these areas.
  • Keywords
    Coatings; Furnaces; Glass; Monitoring; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Preforms; Protection; Temperature control; Thickness control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1980.11830
  • Filename
    1456099