Title :
Measurements on waveguide properties of GeO2-SiO2-cored optical fibres
Author :
Black, P.W. ; Irven, J. ; Byron, Kelly ; Few, I.S. ; Worthington, R.
Author_Institution :
Standard Telecommunication Laboratories Ltd., Harlow, UK
Abstract :
Total attenuation and scatter loss measurements have been made on optical-fibre waveguides produced with graded refractive-index profiles in GeO-2-SiO2 cores. The total attenuation of the fibres at semiconductor-laser wavelengths has been reduced to less than 4 dB/km.
Keywords :
fibre optics; light absorption; optical waveguides; GeO2-SiO2 cores; optical fibres; scatter loss; total attenuation; waveguide properties;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19740185
