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A new approach has been developed to fabricate fluoride-glass-cladded fibres from preforms having controlled core/clad ratios and uniform cladding thicknesses. In contrast to earlier casting methods, preform core/clad ratios remained unchanged over the entire length of all preforms. The new method also permits fabrication of much larger preforms.
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