Title :
Temperature dispersion of refractive indexes in some silicate fiber glasses
Author_Institution :
Light & Radio Waves Section, Electrotech. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
3/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Temperature coefficients of refractive indexes dn/dT determine the temperature characteristics of an optical fiber transmission system. These coefficients are analyzed critically for the first time to find refractive indexes at different temperatures for three optical fiber glasses fused silica (SiO2), aluminosilicate and Vycor, and to predict therefrom the optical design parameters such as chromatic dispersion and zero-dispersion wavelength from the UV to the 1.7 μm region.
Keywords :
aluminosilicate glasses; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical glass; optical links; refractive index; silicon compounds; 1.7 /spl mu/m region; 1.7 mum; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/-SiO/sub 2/; IR; SiO/sub 2/; UV; Vycor; aluminosilicate; chromatic dispersion; fused silica; optical design parameters; optical fiber glasses; optical fiber transmission system; refractive indexes; silicate fiber glasses; temperature characteristics; temperature coefficients; temperature dispersion; zero-dispersion wavelength; Crystals; Electron optics; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
