Reactive molten core fabrication of glass-clad amorphous and crystalline oxide optical fibers

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-160

  Ballato, J ^a   McMillen, C ^a,b   Hawkins, T ^a   Foy, P ^a   Stolen, R ^a   Rice, R ^c   Zhu, L ^a   Stafsudd, O ^d  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dreamcatchers Consulting   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH GERMANATE; BISMUTH OXIDES; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CORE COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE OXIDES; FIBERIZATION; IN-SITU; MOLTEN CORE; OXIDE CRYSTALS; PROCESS CONDITION; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SINGLE CRYSTALLINE FIBERS; SINGLE PHASE;

BOROSILICATE GLASS; CLADDING (COATING); CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FIBERS; GERMANIUM OXIDES; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; POWDERS;

BISMUTH;

EID: 84862139718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.2.000153     Document Type: Article

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