Low-loss optical fibres

Summary

Fibres for optical communications are currently being made with two types of material, namely low-temperature compound glasses and high-temperature silica-based glasses. The paper outlines the techniques used in the two cases and summarises the results which have so far been achieved.

XXI Congresso per l'Elettronica Rome (1976) pp.270-281

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