Fibre optics manufacturing. View through green welder's glasses of an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) source being used to heat a glass rod. The temperature at the centre of the plasma field can reach 10,000 degrees Celsius. This turns silica particles to glass of a very high quality,and increases the diameter of the rod. After further treatment,the rod will be stretched out to form optical fibres. Optical fibres are thin glass wires,and consist of a glass core and an outer glass cladding. Total internal reflection of light at the core/cladding boundary allows data to be transmitted over long distances with little information loss. Photographed in France | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Landmann, Patrick |
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