We carry out research into plasmachemical synthesis of high-purity doped and undoped silica glasses for fiber optics and investigate fundamental propeties of such glasses and resulting optical fibers.

The experiments are based on two setups for plasmachemical fabrication of optical fiber preforms (SPCVD - and POD-process), in which silica glass is synthesized via oxidation of silicon tetrachloride vapor in microwave discharge plasma of atmospheric or reduced pressure.


Shining of plasma inside a substrate tube: SPCVD - process of fiber preform fabrication New! "Plasma chemistry attacks new tasks for fiber optics and optoelectronics"

We create novel fiber types which are unattainable with non-plasma technologies. In particular, we brought into existence low-loss nitrogen-doped silica fibers, which have demonstrated a variety of unique features.

 We also produce and investigate fibers for applications in radiation environments:   radiation-resistant fibers and radiation-sensitive fibers for fiber-optic dosimeters.

For more information about our R&D work and the current activity see list of publications of Plasmachemical Laboratory.

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