Zhixuan Yu, Jiawen Ji, Gong Wang. Preliminary Study on Mechanism and Feasibility of Manufacturing Ultra-Low Loss Optical Fiber in Space[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(15): 1516018
- Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
- Vol. 59, Issue 15, 1516018 (2022)
![Loss diagram of the fluoride fiber[8]](/richHtml/lop/2022/59/15/1516018/img_01.jpg)
Fig. 1. Loss diagram of the fluoride fiber[8]
![Surface morphology of fluoride fiber. (a) Terrestrial environment; (b) microgravity environment[9]](/richHtml/lop/2022/59/15/1516018/img_02.jpg)
Fig. 2. Surface morphology of fluoride fiber. (a) Terrestrial environment; (b) microgravity environment[9]
![Fluoride fibres prepared in terrestrial environment[12]](/Images/icon/loading.gif){kind=icon}
Fig. 3. Fluoride fibres prepared in terrestrial environment[12]
Fig. 4. Fibres prepared under different conditions. (a) ZBLAN fiber prepared under conventional gravity; (b) fracture surface of fiber under conventional gravity; (c) ZBLAN fiber prepared under microgravity; (d) fracture surface of fiber under microgravity[16]
Fig. 5. Drawing diagram of the fluoride fiber［23］
Fig. 6. Fiber on-orbit manufacturing facility deployed by ISS. (a) FOMS; (b) Made In Space［24］
Fig. 7. Principle of microgravity inhibiting crystallization [29]
Fig. 8. Research scheme of the fluoride fiber space manufacturing project
Fig. 9. Status of the space station core module and cargo spacecraft in orbit
Fig. 10. NASA's provisional up and down rules and fees
Fig. 11. Commercialization of NASA's low-orbit
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