A review on solution processing of chalcogenide glasses for optical components

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1259-1272

  Zha, Yunlai ^a   Waldmann, Maike ^a   Arnold, Craig B ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCOGENIDE GLASS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; PHOTONIC APPLICATION; PHOTONIC COMPONENTS; SOLUTION PROCESS; SOLUTION-PROCESSING;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

CHALCOGENIDES;

EID: 84884186256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.3.001259     Document Type: Article

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