Chemistry Research of Optical Fibers.

Abstract

Advancements have been concerned with the preparation of fluoride glasses for ultra low loss fibers. Composition for cone and cladding glasses have been further enhanced to provide increased resistance to devitrification in synthesis and subsequent processing. Reproducible procedures for the preparation of pure fluoride of girconium, barium, lithium, aluminum, lanthanum, and lead were obtained. An optical fiber drawing laboratory for the silica based glass has been set up. Included is the design and fabrication of a draw tower. A laboratory has been established dedicated to the measurement and characterization of the optical properties of bulk and fiber samples of glass, especially the new infrared transmitting glass being developed at NRL.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 27, 1982
Accession Number
ADA133311

Entities

People

  • D. C. Tran
  • G. H. Sigel
  • K. H. Levin
  • R. J. Ginther

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Argon Lasers
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Fluoride Glass
  • Glass
  • Glass Fibers
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Raman Spectra
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Transition Metals

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design