DocumentCode
969236
Title
Teflon FEP-clad fluoride glass fibre
Author
Mitachi, S. ; Shibata, S. ; Manabe, T.
Author_Institution
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Volume
17
Issue
3
fYear
1981
Firstpage
128
Lastpage
129
Abstract
A mid infra-red optical fibre has been developed employing perfluoronated ethylene propylene (teflon FEP) as the cladding and BaF2-GdF3-ZrF4-AlF3 glass as the core. The minimum transmission loss was 0.37 dB/m, measured at 2.55 ¿m for a 24 m long fibre.
Keywords
optical fibres; optical glass; polymers; BaF2-GdF3-ZrF4-AlF3 glass; Teflon FEP clad fluoride glass fibre; mid IR optical fibre; perfluoronated ethylene propylene; transmission loss;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19810091
Filename
4245553
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