Schultz P C
Appl Opt. 1979 Nov 1;18(21):3684-93. doi: 10.1364/AO.18.003684.
A brief up-to-date review of the main technologies currently used in the fabrication of optical waveguides and a report on recent process and material advances that affect fiber performance and/or cost are presented. The processes reviewed include vapor phase oxidation as well as direct-melt. Rapid technical progress continues to be made on numerous processes used to fabricate single-mode and multimode fibers. Process strengths are being verified and utilized, and many process problems minimized and eliminated. As fiber performance differences between processes become smaller, manufacturing cost considerations become increasingly important.
本文简要介绍了当前用于制造光波导的主要技术的最新情况，并报告了影响光纤性能和/或成本的近期工艺和材料进展。所回顾的工艺包括气相氧化以及直接熔融。在用于制造单模和多模光纤的众多工艺方面继续取得快速的技术进步。工艺优势正在得到验证和利用，许多工艺问题也得到了最小化和消除。随着不同工艺之间光纤性能差异变小，制造成本的考量变得越来越重要。
