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Back to the Future - Why boring old materials and designs are the answer to next generation optical fibers

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Abstract

Kao and Hockham probably never envisioned the optical power levels that today coursing down optical fiber. This talk, purposefully provocative, discusses how old glasses and simple designs are best for addressing continued power scaling.

© 2016 Optical Society of America

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