• DocumentCode
    1003622
  • Title

    Reduction of absorption loss due to iron ions in fluoride glasses

  • Author

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

  • Author_Institution
    KDD Research & Development Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    625
  • Lastpage
    626
  • Abstract
    A new approach to the reduction of absorption loss due to iron ions in fluoride glasses is reported. The absorption loss has been substantially reduced by oxidising ferrous to ferric ions under an NF3 atmosphere.
  • Keywords
    optical fibres; optical glass; optical losses; optical workshop techniques; oxidation; Fe ions; Fe2+; Fe3+; NF3 atmosphere; absorption loss reduction; fluoride glasses; optical fibres; oxidation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19850442
  • Filename
    4250630