Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1986 · 12 citations · 0 references
EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceElectronic MaterialsFunctional MaterialsOptical MaterialsCladding MaterialsFiber PropertiesInfrared Optical MaterialsOptical FibersOptical WaveguidesWaveguidesChalcogenide WaveguidesCladding Material DesignElasticityElasticity EngineeringInfrared Fiber MaterialsLow-loss Fiber MaterialsWaveguide Materials
Chalcogenide hollow fibers were made from As-Se, As-Se-Te or Ge-Sb-Se cylindrical raw material. Theoretical investigation had shown that by using metallic cladding, losses due to bendings could be reduced. The optimum conditions for minimum loss were calculated for the ratio between TE and TM modes. Experimentally, fibers were drawn with an attenuation of 8 dB/m. It was shown that by using plastic for cladding, fibers with less fragility and high elasticity were achieved.