All-silica fiber, or
silica-silica fiber, is an
optical fiberAn optical fiber is a glass or plastic fiber that carries light along its length. Fiber optics is the overlap of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of optical fibers...
whose core and cladding are made of
silica glassIn general Glass refers to a solid, brittle, transparent material, commonly used for windows, bottles, or eyewear. Examples of glassy materials include, but are not limited to, soda-lime glass, borosilicate glass, acrylic glass, sugar glass, Muscovy-glass, or aluminium oxynitride. The term glass...
. The
refractive indexThe refractive index of a medium is a measure of how much the speed of light is reduced inside the medium. For example, typical soda-lime glass has a refractive index close to 1.5, which means that in glass, light travels at 1 / 1.5 = 2/3 the speed of light in a vacuum...
of the core glass is higher than that of the cladding. These fibres are typically step-index fibers. The cladding of an all-silica fiber should not be confused with the polymer overcoat of the fiber.
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All-silica fiber, or
silica-silica fiber, is an
optical fiberAn optical fiber is a glass or plastic fiber that carries light along its length. Fiber optics is the overlap of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of optical fibers...
whose core and cladding are made of
silica glassIn general Glass refers to a solid, brittle, transparent material, commonly used for windows, bottles, or eyewear. Examples of glassy materials include, but are not limited to, soda-lime glass, borosilicate glass, acrylic glass, sugar glass, Muscovy-glass, or aluminium oxynitride. The term glass...
. The
refractive indexThe refractive index of a medium is a measure of how much the speed of light is reduced inside the medium. For example, typical soda-lime glass has a refractive index close to 1.5, which means that in glass, light travels at 1 / 1.5 = 2/3 the speed of light in a vacuum...
of the core glass is higher than that of the cladding. These fibres are typically step-index fibers. The cladding of an all-silica fiber should not be confused with the polymer overcoat of the fiber.
See also
- Plastic-clad silica fiber
In telecommunications and fiber optics, a plastic-clad silica fiber or polymer-clad silica fiber is an optical fiber that has a silica-based core and a plastic cladding. The cladding of a PCS fiber should not be confused with the polymer overcoat of a conventional all-silica fiber...
- Plastic optical fiber
Plastic optical fiber is an optical fiber which is made out of plastic. Traditionally PMMA is the core material, and fluorinated polymers are the cladding material...
- Silica fiber
Silica fibers made of sodium silicate are used in heat protection and in packings and compensators...