Title :
Heavy metal fluoride glasses with low intrinsic Rayleigh scattering
Author :
Schroeder, Jochen ; Tsoukala, V. ; Staller, C.O. ; Stiller, M.A. ; Bruce, Allan ; Moynihan, C.T. ; Hutta, J.J. ; Suscavage, M.J. ; Drexhage, M.
Author_Institution :
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Physics Department, Troy, USA
Abstract :
The results of Rayleigh light scattering measurements in bulk multicomponent fluorozirconate glasses are described. We observe for the first time that such materials may be reproducibly prepared with uniformly low scattering levels throughout their volume. In 13 of the 15 specimens studied, the magnitude of the Rayleigh scattering loss was one-third to one-half that typically observed in fused silica glass.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; aluminium compounds; barium compounds; lanthanum compounds; materials preparation; optical glass; zirconium compounds; Rayleigh light scattering; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3 glasses; heavy metal fluoride glasses; low scattering levels; multicomponent fluorozirconate glasses; optical glass;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840584
