Fluoride Glass Fiber for Infrared Transmission
Fluoride glass fibers were drawn from the GdF 3 -BaF 2 -ZrF 4 glass rod by a conventional fiber fabrication technique. The homogeneous glass rods were prepared with the composition 2≦GdF 3 ≦7, 28≦BaF 2 ≦38 and 58≦ZrF 4 ≦69 (mol%) by casting in a brass mold. The transmission loss of the best fiber wa...
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| Published in | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 19; no. 6; p. L313 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
01.01.1980
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Fluoride glass fibers were drawn from the GdF
3
-BaF
2
-ZrF
4
glass rod by a conventional fiber fabrication technique. The homogeneous glass rods were prepared with the composition 2≦GdF
3
≦7, 28≦BaF
2
≦38 and 58≦ZrF
4
≦69 (mol%) by casting in a brass mold. The transmission loss of the best fiber was as low as 0.48 dB/m, measured at 3.39 µm for a fiber several meters long ; further purification of starting materials should yield significant decreases in the transmission loss, approaching the intrinsic value. |
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| ISSN: | 0021-4922 1347-4065 |
| DOI: | 10.1143/JJAP.19.L313 |