• DocumentCode
    964983
  • Title

    Low-loss glass for optical transmission

  • Author

    Newns, G.R. ; Beales, K.J. ; Duncan, W.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Post Office Research Department, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1974
  • Firstpage
    201
  • Lastpage
    202
  • Abstract
    Optical losses below the target for an optical-communication system (20 dB/km) are reported for a sodium-borosilicate glass. The glass was prepared in a conventional furnace, and the low loss was obtained by controlling the redox conditions during melting.
  • Keywords
    fibre optics; glass; light transmission; losses; optical communication; optical waveguides; fibre optics; glass; light transmission; losses; optical communication system; optical waveguides; redox conditions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19740152
  • Filename
    4245111
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=964983