Microstructured optical fibers and methods

摘要

Microstructured optical fiber and method of making. Glass soot is deposited and then consolidated under conditions which are effective to trap a portion of the consolidation gases in the glass to thereby produce a non-periodic array of voids which may then be used to form a void containing cladding region in an optical fiber. Preferred void producing consolidation gases include nitrogen, argon, CO₂, oxygen, chlorine, CF₄, CO, SO₂ and mixtures thereof.