John Canning,Kevin Cook,Yanhua Luo,Sergio Leon-Saval,Gang‐Ding Peng,Edouard Comatti,Arafat Hossain,Zane Reid
标识
DOI:10.1364/acpc.2015.asu4b.2
摘要
3D printing of optical fibre preforms is reported. Tens of meters of air-structured optical fibre made from a propriety combination of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polystyrene is drawn. Propagation losses better than α < 1.5 dB/cm @ 632 nm, α < 0.75 dB/cm @ 1064 nm, and α < 1.51 dB/cm @ 1550 nm are obtained. This work signals a milestone in the history of optical fibre manufacturing, further revolutionised by future 3D printing of materials such as silica and other glasses as well as sapphire and the like.