GUIDE D'ONDES OPTIQUES A CHEMISE D'AIR

摘要

An air clad optical fiber is described comprising a low-loss dielectric core, having a polygonal cross section disposed within a circular jacket. Because of its shape, the core is, in effect, totally surrounded by air, contacting the outer jacket at only its corners. To further minimize the number of contacting regions, and increase the spacing between core and jacket, the latter is made oversized.