Air-structured optical fiber drawn from a 3D-printed preform

作者:Cook Kevin; Canning John*; Leon Saval Sergio; Reid Zane; Hossain Md Arafat; Comatti Jade Edouard; Luo Yanhua; Peng Gang Ding
来源:Optics Letters, 2015, 40(17): 3966-3969.
DOI:10.1364/OL.40.003966

摘要

A structured optical fiber is drawn from a 3D-printed structured preform. Preforms containing a single ring of holes around the core are fabricated using filament made from a modified butadiene polymer. More broadly, 3D printers capable of processing soft glasses, silica, and other materials are likely to come on line in the not-so-distant future. 3D printing of optical preforms signals a new milestone in optical fiber manufacture.

  • 出版日期2015-9-1