Improved draw process in optical fiber fabrication

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dc.contributor.authorMusa, Shah Mohammeden
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:40:41Zen
dc.date.adate2009-07-21en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:40:41Zen
dc.date.issued1994en
dc.date.rdate2009-07-21en
dc.date.sdate2009-07-21en
dc.description.abstractThe performance of an optical fiber depends to a great extent on the conditions of the process being used to draw the fiber from a glass preform. To get fibers with higher strength and lower transmission loss, the parameters of the draw process must be optimized and the geometric uniformity of the fiber must be maintained with high precision. To increase the geometric uniformity of the fiber the online fiber diameter measuring accuracy must be improved. The coating concentricity and uniformity also play an important role in fabricating quality fiber. As the fiber drawing speed goes higher and higher, which is the trend of modern fiber fabrication processes, the uniformity of fiber diameter and coating concentricity becomes even tougher to maintain. The main objective of this research has been to understand and develop an optical fiber drawing process that produces fiber with improved dimensional uniformity, higher strength and lower transmission loss. Particular emphasis has been given to the accurate measurement of on-line fiber diameter, which is the first and most important step in obtaining uniform fiber.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvi, 105 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07212009-040405en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07212009-040405/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43790en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1994.M873.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 32191024en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1994.M873en
dc.subject.lcshOptical fibers -- Design and constructionen
dc.titleImproved draw process in optical fiber fabricationen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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