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Synthesis, characterization, and potential application of highly chemically durable glasses based on AlF3

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Tariq Iqbal ,
Mahmoud R. Shahriari ,
Glenn Merberg  and
George H. Sigel Jr.
Tariq Iqbal
Affiliation:
Fiber Optics Materials Research Program, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
Mahmoud R. Shahriari
Affiliation:
Fiber Optics Materials Research Program, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
Glenn Merberg
Affiliation:
Fiber Optics Materials Research Program, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
George H. Sigel Jr.
Affiliation:
Fiber Optics Materials Research Program, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
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Abstract

Fluorozirconate glasses are stable with respect to devitrification but have poor chemical durability and only fair mechanical strength. AlF3-based glasses with improved chemical durability and enhanced mechanical strength are reported here. The optical, mechanical, and thermal properties of these glasses are contrasted to the more familiar ZBLAN composition. The infrared edge of these glasses lies at shorter wavelengths than ZrF4-based glasses, but aluminum fluoride glasses offer some interesting opportunities for short-range IR fiber applications such as sensing, remote spectroscopy, and laser power propagation.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , February 1991 , pp. 401 - 406
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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