• DocumentCode
    1034070
  • Title

    Stress-induced index change for K+-Na+ ion exchange in glass

  • Author

    Albert, J. ; Yip, G.L.

  • Author_Institution
    McGill University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Montreal, Canada
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    737
  • Lastpage
    738
  • Abstract
    The index change and birefringence resulting from K+-Na+ ion exchange in glass are shown to be mainly due to induced surface stresses. The importance of this fact with regard to the fabrication of optical waveguides is discussed.
  • Keywords
    calcium compounds; ion exchange; mechanical birefringence; optical glass; optical waveguides; refractive index; sodium compounds; K+ ions; Na2O-CaO-SiO2 glass; birefringence; index change; induced surface stresses; ion exchange; optical glass; optical waveguides; refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19870522
  • Filename
    4257857
    • Link To Document
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