• DocumentCode
    982207
  • Title

    Rayleigh scattering in ZrF4-based glasses

  • Author

    Tran, D.C. ; Sigel, G.H. ; Levin, K.H. ; Ginther, R.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    1046
  • Lastpage
    1048
  • Abstract
    Light scattering in a 51.53 ZrF4 - 20.47 BaF2 - 5.27 LaF3 - 3.24 AlF3 - 19.49 LiF glass was investigated for the first time both as a function of wavelength and of angular distribution. The measured total scatter loss exhibits a characteristic Ray-leigh ¿-4 dependence. The total scattering attenuation coefficient has been reduced to that of the best synthetic silica, and nearly reaches the theoretically predicted minimum.
  • Keywords
    Rayleigh scattering; optical glass; zirconium compounds; Rayleigh scattering; ZrF4-based glasses; angular distribution; light scattering; scatter loss; synthetic silica;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19820715
  • Filename
    4247072