Low-Loss Fiber Waveguides.

Abstract

This annual report summarizes our second year of effort to fabricate low-loss fiber waveguides with potential loss near 10 to the minus 3 dB/km. To develop such low-loss waveguides, we have used alkali and thallium halides to form poly- and single-crystal fibers. To date our best polycrystalline KRS-5 (T1BrI) fiber remains 5 orders of magnitude above the goal of 10 to the minus 3 dB/km. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA104943

Entities

People

  • J. A. Harrington

Organizations

  • HRL Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Heat Energy
  • Laser Applications
  • Light Scattering
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Refractive Index
  • Silica Glass
  • Waveplates
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.