DocumentCode :
1091591
Title :
The outside vapor deposition method of fabricating optical waveguide fibers
Author :
Blankenship, Michael G. ; Deneka, Charles W.
Author_Institution :
Corning Glass Works, Painted Post, NY, USA
Volume :
18
Issue :
10
fYear :
1982
fDate :
10/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1418
Lastpage :
1423
Abstract :
The outside vapor deposition (OVD) process for fabricating high performance glass optical waveguide fibers is reviewed. Starting metal halide chemicals, porous soot preform fabrication, sintering steps, and fiber drawing are discussed. Preform target size and its effect in obtaining deposition rates to 4 g/min is presented. Data comparisons of OVD fiber performance with other vapor deposited techniques are presented for attenuation, hydroxyl content, and strength (0.7 GPa/M2for 49.5 km of fiber). Single-mode fiber results including excellent geometric concentricity are also discussed.
Keywords :
Optical fiber materials/fabrication; Chemical vapor deposition; Glass; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Preforms; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1982.1071426
Filename :
1071426
Link To Document :
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