• DocumentCode
    1126366
  • Title

    Dehydration of fluoride glasses by NF3processing

  • Author

    Nakai, Tetsuya ; Mimura, Yoshinori ; Tokiwa, Hideharu ; Shinbori, Osamu

  • Author_Institution
    Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co., Ltd., Meguroku, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    1/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    87
  • Lastpage
    89
  • Abstract
    Reactive atmosphere processing with a NF3gas is employed in the preparation of fluoride glasses to remove hydroxides in the glasses. The hydroxides are effectively removed by NF3processing without any resultant increase in the scattering.
  • Keywords
    Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber materials/fabrication; Absorption; Argon; Atmosphere; Gases; Glass; Hafnium; Helium; Light scattering; Noise measurement; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.1986.1074631
  • Filename
    1074631