Effects of annealing on the properties of hermetically carbon-coated optical fibers prepared by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method

Optical Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Chen, Shin Shueh ^a   Shiue, Sham Tsong ^a   Tang, Wei Cun ^a   Lin, Hung Yi ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Annealing; Carbon films; Optical fiber; Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURE; HERMETIC OPTICAL FIBER COATING; WATER-REPELLENCY;

ANNEALING; CARBON FILMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 34447264496     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2716015     Document Type: Article

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