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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963829
