Glass buffers

摘要

The present disclosure is directed to optical fibers having glass buffers. As such, some embodiments comprise an optical fiber having a core, a cladding, and a glass buffer. For some embodiments, the glass buffer has an index of refraction that is greater than the index of refraction of the cladding.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
an optical fiber comprising:
a silica core; anda cladding located radially exterior to the silica core, the cladding having a first thickness, the cladding having a first index of refraction, the cladding further having a first melting point; and a glass buffer located radially exterior to the cladding, the glass buffer being in contact with the cladding, the glass buffer having a second thickness, the first thickness being less than the second thickness, the glass buffer having a second melting point, the second melting point being lower than the first melting point, the glass buffer having a second index of refraction, the second index of refraction being higher than the first index of refraction.