DocumentCode
976581
Title
Preparation of low-loss fluoride glass fibre
Author
Mitachi, Seiko ; Miyashita, Tadakazu
Author_Institution
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Volume
18
Issue
4
fYear
1982
Firstpage
170
Lastpage
171
Abstract
By using a `build-in casting¿ method, a low-transmission-loss fluoride glass fibre was obtained, whose minimum loss was 21 dB/km at 2.55 ¿m. A loss-factor analysis for the fibre clarified that the main factor was impurity absorption; Fe2+ and OH were especially dominant.
Keywords
casting; optical fibres; optical glass; optical workshop techniques; Fe2+; OH; build in casting method; impurity absorption; loss-factor analysis; low-loss fluoride glass fibre; optical fibre;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19820117
Filename
4246294
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