Title :
Fabrication of low-loss IR-transmitting Ge30As10 Se30Te30 glass fibers
Author :
Sanghera, J.S. ; Nguyen, V.Q. ; Pureza, P.C. ; Kung, F.H. ; Miklos, R. ; Aggarwal, I.D.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Improved purification and processing techniques have been utilized to fabricate Ge30As10Se30Te30 glass fibers with a minimum loss of O.11 dB/m at 6.6 μm. This is the lowest loss reported for any telluride glass fiber in the infrared region. Furthermore, the fibers exhibit less than 1 dB/m loss between 5.25 and 9.5 μm
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; glass fibres; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibres; optical glass; optical losses; 5.25 to 9.5 mum; 6.6 mum; Ge30As10Se30Te30; Ge30As10Se30Te30 glass fibers; infrared region; low-loss IR-transmitting; minimum loss; processing techniques; purification; telluride glass fiber; Attenuation; Chemical elements; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fabrication; Glass; Impurities; Optical attenuators; Optical films; Optical sensors; Tellurium;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
