OH-free low loss single-mode fibre fabricated by slurry casting / rod-in-tube method

We demonstrate a simple and low-cost process for fabricating low-loss SMF cladding preforms by a slurry casting method. The SMF drawn by a rod-in-tube method showed a minimum loss of 0.20 dB/km at 1.55 μm.

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