• DocumentCode
    960787
  • Title

    Multicomponent glass fibers for optical communications

  • Author

    Beales, Keith J. ; Day, Clive R. ; Dunn, Anthony G. ; Partington, Sally

  • Author_Institution
    Post Office Research Centre, Suffolk, England
  • Volume
    68
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    1191
  • Lastpage
    1194
  • Abstract
    The preparation of low-loss multicomponent glasses, and the methods by which both step- and graded-index fibers can be drawn from them are described. The optical performance of fiber prepared by each technique is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Contamination; Furnaces; Glass; Impurities; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Powders; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1980.11829
  • Filename
    1456098
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=960787