Title :
Dehydration of fluoride glasses by NF3processing
Author :
Nakai, Tetsuya ; Mimura, Yoshinori ; Tokiwa, Hideharu ; Shinbori, Osamu
Author_Institution :
Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co., Ltd., Meguroku, Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
1/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Reactive atmosphere processing with a NF3gas is employed in the preparation of fluoride glasses to remove hydroxides in the glasses. The hydroxides are effectively removed by NF3processing without any resultant increase in the scattering.
Keywords :
Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber materials/fabrication; Absorption; Argon; Atmosphere; Gases; Glass; Hafnium; Helium; Light scattering; Noise measurement; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1986.1074631
