Title :
Preparation of water-free silica-based optical-fibre waveguide
Author :
Payne, D.N. ; Gambling, W.A.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A technique is described whereby the hydroxyl absorption bands of the new phosphosilicate-core optical-fibre waveguide, which arise from impurities in the cladding, can be largely eliminated. The resulting fibre has ultralow loss over the entire wavelength range 0.4¿1.1 ¿m.
Keywords :
fibre optics; light absorption; losses; optical waveguides; fibre optics; light absorption; losses; optical waveguides; ultralow loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19740265
