DocumentCode
1178682
Title
Dispersion measurement on fluoride glasses and fibers
Author
Mitachi, Seiko
Author_Institution
NTT Opto-Electron. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan
Volume
7
Issue
8
fYear
1989
fDate
8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1256
Lastpage
1263
Abstract
An overview is given of dispersion measurements on fluoride glasses and fibers, and the dispersion compensating capability of fluoride fibers is discussed. The temperature dependence of refractive-index dispersion and material dispersion of fluoride glasses is measured. These measurements indicate that fluoride glasses can compensate for temperature-dependent changes of refractive indices and material dispersion in silica glasses and fibers
Keywords
fluoride glasses; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical glass; optical variables measurement; refractive index measurement; silicon compounds; BaF2-CaF2-YF3-AlF3; CdO-CdF2-LiF-AlF3-PbF2; SiO2; ZrF4-BaF2-GdF3-AlF3; compensating capability; dispersion measurements; fluoride fibers; fluoride glasses; material dispersion; refractive-index dispersion; silica fibres; silica glasses; single mode fibres; temperature dependence; Annealing; Dispersion; Glass; Length measurement; Lenses; Optical design; Optical refraction; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; Temperature dependence;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.32390
Filename
32390
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