A review of the fabrication of optic fiber

Xunsi Wang; Qiuhua Nie; Tiefeng Xu; Liren Liu

doi:10.1117/12.668147

1 February 2006 A review of the fabrication of optic fiber

Xunsi Wang, Qiuhua Nie, Tiefeng Xu, Liren Liu

Proceedings Volume 6034, ICO20: Optical Design and Fabrication; 60341D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668147
Event: ICO20:Optical Devices and Instruments, 2005, Changchun, China

Abstract

In optic communication field, fiber is the most adoptive material, as it is endowed with well performances in optic communication, amplifier, sensor, power delivery and so on. In this paper, species of fiber and their main applications are introduced, then, the invention and subsequent development of main methods for making optical fibers are reviewed and compared, with the ordinary vapor deposition methods of MCVD, PCVD, VAD, OVD, all kinds of casting methods, direct drawing method of two-crucibles, extruding methods to SCF and POF, special fabrication methods to optic fibers or hollow wave guides. With the newly arisen fibers of PCF, SMNWs, there are also some descriptions about their main principles, fabrication methods and future development. In conclusion, some optimism predictions of fiber are drawn out based on the requirement of wide-band communication and optic wave-guides technology.

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Xunsi Wang, Qiuhua Nie, Tiefeng Xu, and Liren Liu "A review of the fabrication of optic fiber", Proc. SPIE 6034, ICO20: Optical Design and Fabrication, 60341D (1 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668147

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