Title :
Sodium magnesium silicate glasses for ultra low loss fibers
Author :
Todoroki, Shin-ichi ; Sakaguchi, Shiegeki
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
The Rayleigh scattering and refractive index dispersion of these glasses are investigated. The material dispersion is zero at 1.5 /spl mu/m and the expected minimum loss is 0.06 dB/km. A fluorine-doped cladding is appropriate for these fibers.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; glass fibres; magnesium compounds; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical glass; refractive index measurement; sodium compounds; 1.5 mum; Na/sub 2/O-MgO/sub 2/-SiO/sub 2/; Rayleigh scattering; expected minimum loss; fluorine-doped cladding; material dispersion; refractive index dispersion; sodium magnesium silicate glasses; ultra low loss fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
