Title :
High-speed high-strength fiber drawing
Author_Institution :
AT&T Technologies, Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA
fDate :
8/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A review of high-speed drawing and coating of optical waveguide fiber, and related work is given. This paper also includes a discussion on the effects of fiber pulling at a high draw rate on the optical and mechanical properties of the silica fiber. The coating mechanics that describes high-speed coating application in terms of process variables is explained. Finally, recent achievements with fibers coated at high speeds are presented.
Keywords :
Bibliographies; Optical fiber materials/fabrication; Optical fiber protective covering; Coatings; Etching; Glass; Hafnium; High speed optical techniques; Optical fibers; Preforms; Silicon compounds; Surface cleaning; Surface cracks;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1986.1074848
