• DocumentCode
    160940
  • Title

    OH-free low loss single-mode fibre fabricated by slurry casting / rod-in-tube method

  • Author

    Yajima, Tamotsu ; Yamamoto, Jun ; Kinoshita, Yuta ; Ishii, Futoshi ; Hirooka, Toshihiko ; Yoshida, Manabu ; Nakazawa, Masataka

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Device Div., Kohoku Kogyo Co. Ltd., Nagahama, Japan
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a simple and low-cost process for fabricating low-loss SMF cladding preforms by a slurry casting method. The SMF drawn by a rod-in-tube method showed a minimum loss of 0.20 dB/km at 1.55 μm.
  • Keywords
    casting; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; OH-free low loss single-mode fibre; SMF cladding preforms; low-cost fabrication; optical fibre loss; rod-in-tube method; slurry casting; wavelength 1.55 mum; Casting; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Preforms; Propagation losses; Slurries;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963829
  • Filename
    6963829