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
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