Title :
Influence of fluorine doping on drawing-induced fibre losses
Author :
Abramov, A.A. ; Bubnov, M.M. ; Dianov, Evgeny M. ; Kol´Chenko, L.A. ; Semjonov, S.L. ; Shchebunjaev, A.G. ; Gurjanov, A.N. ; Khopin, V.F.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Phys. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Reduction of drawing-induced losses in silica-germanium single-mode fibres with higher germanium content additionally doped by fluorine has been observed. The core doping by fluorine results in a lower loss and in the weakening of the optical loss dependence of the drawing temperature.
Keywords :
drawing (mechanical); fluorine; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; optical loss measurement; optical losses; F doping; SiO 2-GeO 2:F; core doping; drawing temperature; drawing-induced fibre losses; fluorine doping; lower loss; optical loss dependence; optical loss measurement; single-mode fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19931316
