Title :
Teflon FEP-clad fluoride glass fibre
Author :
Mitachi, S. ; Shibata, S. ; Manabe, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
A mid infra-red optical fibre has been developed employing perfluoronated ethylene propylene (teflon FEP) as the cladding and BaF2-GdF3-ZrF4-AlF3 glass as the core. The minimum transmission loss was 0.37 dB/m, measured at 2.55 ¿m for a 24 m long fibre.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical glass; polymers; BaF2-GdF3-ZrF4-AlF3 glass; Teflon FEP clad fluoride glass fibre; mid IR optical fibre; perfluoronated ethylene propylene; transmission loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19810091
