Title :
Silicone-clad fused-silica-core fibre
Author :
Tanaka, Shoji ; Inada, Koji ; Akimoto, Takahiro ; Kozima, M.
Author_Institution :
Fujikura Cable Works Ltd., Telecommunication Development Division, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a very-low-loss optical fibre employing silicone resin as the cladding and fused silica as the core. The minimum transmission loss was 3.2 dB/km at 0.84 ¿m and the half-pulse width spread was 19 ns/km at 0.80 ¿m.
Keywords :
fibre optics; optical waveguides; cladding; core; fused silica; optical fibre; silicone resin; transmission loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19750117
