Electronics Letters · 1975 · 284 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOpticsPhotonicsFiber OpticsGlass MaterialsOptical FibersOptical GlassesOptical Properties Of MaterialsRefractive IndexMaterial DispersionOptical Dispersion In MaterialsSilicate Glasses
The material dispersion of optical fibres having cores of silica or phosphosilicate glass falls to zero at a wavelength between 1.2 and 1.3 μm. A considerable increase in bandwidth can be obtained, especially with an l.e.d. source, by operation in this region.
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Dispersion in Weakly Guiding Fibers
D. Gloge · Applied Optics · 1971 · 247 citations
New silica-based low-loss optical fibre
D.N. Payne, W.A. Gambling · Electronics Letters · 1974 · 44 citations
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