DocumentCode
1122317
Title
Origin of excess scattering in fluoride glasses
Author
Nakai, Tetsuya ; Mimura, Yoshinori ; Tokiwa, Hideharu ; Shinbori, Osamu
Author_Institution
Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co., Tokyo, Japan
Volume
3
Issue
3
fYear
1985
fDate
6/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
565
Lastpage
568
Abstract
The origin of excess light scattering in fluoride glasses has been investigated by measuring transient changes in the scattering intensity of the glass melts upon cooling. It has been found that the scattering centers were already present in the glass melts and the excess scattering intensity decreased by degrees as the melts were cooled to glass transition temperature. The results suggest that oxide impurities cause the excess scattering in the fluoride glasses.
Keywords
Optical fiber materials/fabrication; Atmosphere; Cooling; Glass; Impurities; Light scattering; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical scattering; Photodiodes; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1985.1074217
Filename
1074217
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