• DocumentCode
    991158
  • Title

    Fabrication of fluoride glass fibres by the improved crucible technique

  • Author

    Mimura, Y. ; Tokiwa, H. ; Shinbori, O.

  • Author_Institution
    KDD Research & Development Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    100
  • Lastpage
    101
  • Abstract
    A novel crucible technique is described for the manufacture of crystalline-free fluoride glass fibres. Using the improved crucible technique, 200 m-long ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF glass fibres have been fabricated.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; barium compounds; drawing (mechanical); glass; lanthanum compounds; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; sodium compounds; zirconium compounds; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3 -NaF; crucible technique; crystalline-free fluoride glass fibres; drawing; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19840070
  • Filename
    4248635