Optimizing the process for fabricating microstructured optical fiber

This paper is devoted to the optimization of the “stack-and-draw” process for fabricating microstructured solid-core optical fiber, based on the Box–Wilson (steep-ascent) mathematical method. As a result, a road map of a multistage process has been developed for producing fiber from silicate AR-GLAS. It is shown that such an approach can be used to optimize the production of polycapillary structures for optical applications.