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18 September 1983 Fluoride Glass Fibres For Telecommunications
Gwenael Maze, Vincent Cardin, Marcel Poulain
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Proceedings Volume 0400, New Optical Materials; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.935478
Event: 1983 International Technical Conference/Europe, 1983, Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract
Zirconium fluoride glasses are the best known and the most stable beryllium-free glasses. They offer numerous potential uses for I.R.-transmitting fibres and ultra-long repeaterless optical wave-guides. Various problems arise in the manufacturing of fluoride glass fibres, essentially because of the steep viscosity profile and the devitrification phenomena. This paper discusses the processes for manufacturing step-index preforms and for drawing fibres. Optical quality preforms have been obtained and fibres have been drawn over more than 1 km. A spectral loss measurement system has been constructed using fluoride glass optical components. Several curves showing the optical attenuation versus wavelength are presented and discussed. These fibres are now available for optical transmission in infra-red systems.
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Gwenael Maze, Vincent Cardin, and Marcel Poulain "Fluoride Glass Fibres For Telecommunications", Proc. SPIE 0400, New Optical Materials, (18 September 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.935478
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KEYWORDS
Glasses

Crystals

Cladding

Manufacturing

Signal attenuation

Absorption

Optics manufacturing

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