Fluorine-doped optical fibre and method of manufacturing such fibre

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PATENT NO 4802733
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06814842

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In an optical fiber based on silicon dioxide with fluorine doping which determines its refractive index profile, at least in the light transmitting core a substance is added that increases the thermal expansion coefficient. The added substance is uniformly distributed at least in the light transmitting core, and reduces the influence of the drawing force F.sub.Z (during drawing of the preform) on the Rayleigh scattering .alpha..sub.R and the wavelength-independent 'c term' losses. Even at high fluorine dopant concentrations, low Rayleigh scattering losses in the range of the material-intrinsic losses pure for silicon dioxide are achieved. The OH-contamination level is also further reduced, and cracks in the collapsed preforms are largely avoided.

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PLASMA OPTICAL FIBRE B VZWAANSTRAAT 1 5651 CA EINDHOVEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bachmann, Peter K Aachen, DE 13 405
Geittner, Peter E E Aachen, DE 8 170
Leers, Dieter Aachen, DE 12 78
Wilson, Howard J C Aachen, DE 5 55

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