Olson et al., 1979 - Google Patents

Recent advances in the production of graded-index fibers using phase-separable glasses

Olson et al., 1979

Document ID
6737335908773103975
Author
Olson T
Cook L
Barron C
Sahyouni M
Decary R
Publication year
Publication venue
Optical Fiber Communication Conference

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Previous work in the area of molecular-stuffed preforms 1 indicated the possibility of producing step-index fibers with low loss, high numerical aperture, low dispersion, and low cost. We discuss the process through which preforms (capable of producing up to 10 km of …
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    • C03B37/01—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
    • C03B37/012—Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments
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    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
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    • C03C13/04—Fibre optics, e.g. core and clad fibre compositions
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    • C03B2201/34—Doped silica-based glasses doped with metals, e.g. Ga, Sn, Sb, Pb or Bi doped with rare earth metals, i.e. with Sc, Y or lanthanides, e.g. for laser-amplifiers
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