Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1986 · 20 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOpticsPhotonicsFiber OpticsInfrared Optical MaterialsLoss AssessmentOptical FibersOptical GlassesOptical Properties Of MaterialsAbsorption LossFiber AttenuationInfrared Fiber MaterialsInfrared Fiber OpticsOptical Loss MechanismsOptical LossesRayleigh ScatteringRayleigh Scattering In Fibers
An estimation has been made of the minimum loss that might be expected in ZrF. based IR fibre taking into account extrinsic absorption losses as well as the intrinsic loss mechanisms associated with the IR edge and Rayleigh scattering. The results suggest that an overall loss of approximately 0.03 dB/ km might be expected at 2.56 μm, a factor of three higher than the intrinsic loss and a factor of seven lower than overall loss in a typical silica fibre.