Optical fiber for UV-IR broadband spectroscopy

Grant Lu; Gerhard F. Schoetz; Jan Vydra; Daniel G. Fabricant

doi:10.1117/12.316759

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9 July 1998 Optical fiber for UV-IR broadband spectroscopy

Grant Lu, Gerhard F. Schoetz, Jan Vydra, Daniel G. Fabricant

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Proceedings Volume 3355, Optical Astronomical Instrumentation; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316759
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 1998, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

Optical fibers with broadband transmission from the UV through the IR have not been available because the silica core material either has OH absorption bands in the IR or UV absorption due to intrinsic structural defects or chlorine. We have developed a new silica core material which can be fabricated into an optical fiber with very good transmission characteristics from 350 nm to 2000 nm. The transmission performance is stable with time because the fiber is not doped with hydrogen.

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Grant Lu, Gerhard F. Schoetz, Jan Vydra, and Daniel G. Fabricant "Optical fiber for UV-IR broadband spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 3355, Optical Astronomical Instrumentation, (9 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316759

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