DOPED OPTICAL FIBER

• Main Authors: WALKER, KENNETH L, SIMPSON, JAY R, MAC CHESNEY, JOHN B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 12.07.1988
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS; CHEMISTRY; GLASS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS; MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS

DOPED OPTICAL FIBER This invention relates to optical fibers at least the core of which contains at least 80 weight percent silica doped with nonglass forming refractory oxides, such as alumina and zirconia. Devitrification is retarded by adding an additional glass forming component, such as P2O5, a...