Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
81 (1997), S. 7129-7134
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
A new and effective method for developing ultralow-loss glasses for long-distance optical fiber systems is presented. The idea is based on the observed strong effect of a very small amount of alkaline or alkaline-earth impurities on structural relaxation of "frozen-in" density fluctuations. Efficiency of this method is demonstrated in the case of silica glass with Na2O of less than 50 wt. ppm, where the light scattering loss was reduced by 13% by the addition of only 10 wt. ppm ((approximate)1×10−3 mol %) Na2O. Various problems in developing ultralow-loss fiber materials in multicomponent glasses are avoidable in this method, since concentrations of dopants are very small. © 1997 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.365309
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