Title :
Fabrication of fluoride phosphate glass optical fibres for UV applications
Author :
Kalnins, Christopher A G ; Heidepriem, Heike Ebendorff ; Dowler, Alastair ; Monro, Tanya M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Photonics & Adv. Sensing, Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Fluoride phosphate glasses have been studied as an alternative glass material to lead silicate for fabricating optical fibres for sensing applications. Fibres are studied in a situation where the core region is exposed to the environment during fabrication, similar to the fabrication of microstructured optical fibres. Transmission and photo-darkening properties of both glasses are presented, followed by the fabrication conditions used to improve the quality of fluoride phosphate optical fibres.
Keywords :
fluoride glasses; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; optical properties; ultraviolet spectra; UV applications; fluoride phosphate glass optical fibres; optical fabrication; photo-darkening properties; transmission properties; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Preforms;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194106
