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26 December 1984 Analysis Of Optical Losses In Fluoride Glass Fibers.
Marcel Poulain, Mohammed Saad, Gwenael Maze, Vincent Cardin
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Abstract
The optical absorption of tetrahedrical anions such as phosphates and sulfates has been studied in fluorozirconate glasses. A ternary fluoride glass in the system ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3, was doped with calculated amounts of KHSO4 or NaPO3. A significant reduction of the OH-absorption has been achieved using a low temperature fluorination treatment and a high temperature refining under a very dry atmosphere. A minimum transmission loss of 58 dB/km at 2.9 μm was observed on a fiber 60 meters in length. Increasing heating time or temperature for the refining stage however results in higher scattering losses.
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Marcel Poulain, Mohammed Saad, Gwenael Maze, and Vincent Cardin "Analysis Of Optical Losses In Fluoride Glass Fibers.", Proc. SPIE 0505, Advances in Optical Materials, (26 December 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.964641
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KEYWORDS
Glasses

Optical fibers

Absorption

ZBLAN

Scattering

Crystals

Fluorine

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