Title :
Low-loss plastics-cladding fibre
Author :
Yoshimura, Kazuki ; Nakahara, Tatsushi ; Tsukamoto, Arata ; Isomura, Akihiko
Author_Institution :
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., Research Department of Communications Division, Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Simple optical fibres with low-loss fused-quartz core and high-loss plastics cladding are investigated. By designing the fibre appropriately, the high-loss cladding leads to improvement in the pulse-transmission characteristics, leaving the attenuation fairly low.
Keywords :
fibre optics; optical waveguides; quartz; attenuation; axial propagation constant; fused quartz core; optical fibres; plastic cladding; pulse transmission characteristics; refractive indices; wave number;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19740424
