Dopant-free Fabrication Process for Graded-Index Polymer Optical Fiber Solely Based on Temperature Treatment

authored by
Christian A. Bunge, Markus Beckers, Thomas Gries, Kort Bremer, Bernhard Roth
Abstract

A simple continuous fabrication process for graded-index polymer optical fibers is presented that does not rely on dopants to form the refractive-index profile. A conventional melt-spinning process is followed by rapid cooling. This will result in a density gradient and finally in a refractive-index profile.

Organisation(s)
Hannover Centre for Optical Technologies (HOT)
External Organisation(s)
RWTH Aachen University
German Telekom College in Leipzig
Type
Conference contribution
Publication date
13.08.2015
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2015.7193647 (Access: Closed)