• DocumentCode
    980540
  • Title

    Fabrication and evaluation of MCVD single-mode fibres with and without central index depression

  • Author

    Ainslie, B.J. ; Beales, K.J. ; Cooper, Diana Marina ; Day, C.R.

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    19
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    809
  • Lastpage
    811
  • Abstract
    A gas phase etching process has been developed to remove the central index depression in the cores of MCVD single-mode preforms. A comparison is made with conventional fibres of the optical loss, spot size and bending sensitivity. The results are in good agreement with the theory.
  • Keywords
    chemical vapour deposition; etching; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; MCVD single-mode fibres; bending sensitivity; central index depression; chemical vapour deposition; fabrication; gas phase etching process; optical loss; spot size;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19820550
  • Filename
    4246841
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=980540