title: Air-structured optical fiber drawn from a 3D-printed preform.
abstract: A structured optical fiber is drawn from a 3D-printed structured preform. Preforms containing a single ring of holes around the core are fabricated using filament made from a modified butadiene polymer. More broadly, 3D printers capable of processing soft glasses, silica, and other materials are likely to come on line in the not-so-distant future. 3D printing of optical preforms signals a new milestone in optical fiber manufacture.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canning
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leon-Saval
authors.forename: Zane
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Md Arafat
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Jade-Edouard
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Comatti
authors.forename: Yanhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Gang-Ding
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D055100:Optical Fibers; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional