Preparation of coherent IR chalcogenide glass fiber bundles

Albert Ray Hilton Sr.; James McCord; Thomas J. Loretz

doi:10.1117/12.180711

28 July 1994 Preparation of coherent IR chalcogenide glass fiber bundles

Albert Ray Hilton Sr., James McCord, Thomas J. Loretz

Proceedings Volume 2131, Biomedical Fiber Optic Instrumentation; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180711
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Amorphous Materials has developed a unique method for preparing optical fibers from chalcogenide glasses. Fiber is drawn through a hole in the bottom of a heated, pressurized chamber containing a cylinder of a chalcogenide core glass. The fiber is passed through two heated split dies which apply a cladding glass and a plastic coating continuously. The fiber is pulled using a one meter drum equipped with accurate speed and pitch control. The method is ideally suited for the formation of IR glass ribbons which can be stacked upon one another to form coherent fiber bundles. Results of our first efforts are reported in this paper.

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Albert Ray Hilton Sr., James McCord, and Thomas J. Loretz "Preparation of coherent IR chalcogenide glass fiber bundles", Proc. SPIE 2131, Biomedical Fiber Optic Instrumentation, (28 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180711

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