A. N. Gur'yanov, D. D. Gusovskiĭ, G. G. Devyatykh, E. M. Dianov, M. M. Mirakyan, V. B. Neustruev, A. V. Nikolaichik, A. M. Prokhorov, V. F. Khopin, “Single-mode low-loss fiber waveguide”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1980, Volume 7, Number 8,Pages <nobr>1823

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Single-mode low-loss fiber waveguide

A. N. Gur'yanov^ab, D. D. Gusovskiĭ^ba, G. G. Devyatykh^ab, E. M. Dianov^ba, M. M. Mirakyan^ab, V. B. Neustruev^ba, A. V. Nikolaichik^ba, A. M. Prokhorov^ab, V. F. Khopin^ba

^a Institute of chemistry of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Gor'kii
^b P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, the USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: Chemical precipitation from a gaseous phase was used to prepare single-mode fiber waveguides with losses not exceeding 5 dB/km in the 0.87-1.02$\mu m$ spectral range. It was found that a high degree of polarization of light (up to 0.99) was retained over a length of 1000 m.

UDC: 621.391.029.7

PACS: 42.80.Mv

Received: 05.03.1980