Title :
Early days of VAD process
Author_Institution :
NTT Electron. Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Describes early days of a preform fabrication process for optical fibers named vapor-phase axial deposition (VAD) method. This includes not only technical aspects but also the processes of the invention and research environment. It was about 10 years from 1970 to 1980 just before the optical fiber communication systems were introduced into a practical application.
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; vapour deposition; invention; optical fiber communication systems; preform fabrication process; research environment; technical aspects; vapor-phase axial deposition method; vapor-phase axial deposition process; Circuits; Electrodes; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.902170
