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

Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Optics Letters, 2015, 40 (17), pp. 3966 - 3969
Issue Date:
2015-01-01
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© 2015 Optical Society of America. 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.
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