Title :
Low-loss optical waveguides with pure fused SiO2cores
Author :
Tasker, G.William ; French, William G.
Author_Institution :
Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, N. J.
Abstract :
Optical waveguide fibers have been produced by a chemical-vapor-deposition technique with optical attenuations as low as 1.1 dB/km at 1.02 µm. The application of this technique to the fabrication of graded index fibers with losses below 2 dB/km is also reported.
Keywords :
Chemical vapor deposition; Fabrication; Loss measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical films; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Temperature; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1974.9609
