• 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