DocumentCode
1126366
Title
Dehydration of fluoride glasses by NF3 processing
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 NF3 gas is employed in the preparation of fluoride glasses to remove hydroxides in the glasses. The hydroxides are effectively removed by NF3 processing 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
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