Semi-empirical estimation of the attenuation loss for amorphous ZBLAN glass
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Article Title | Semi-empirical estimation of the attenuation loss for amorphous ZBLAN glass |
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ERA Journal ID | 1267 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Ong, Teng-Cheong (Author), Steinberg, Theodore A. (Author), Jaatinen, Esa (Author) and Bell, John (Author) |
Journal Title | Optical and Quantum Electronics |
Journal Citation | 51 (8) |
Article Number | 267 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0030-4077 |
0306-8919 | |
1572-817X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-019-1979-5 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11082-019-1979-5.pdf |
Abstract | ZBLAN glass tends to undergo heavy devitrification, forming crystallites that act as scattering centers and results in a large attenuation loss. In this study, attenuation loss values were obtained for ZBLAN glass test samples that were melted and then cooled rapidly at a rate of 4000 °C/min, which yielded amorphous samples that were free of micro/nano-crystalline inclusions. Using an approach by Forouhi and Bloomer, which incorporates Kramers–Kronig relations, in conjunction with measured optical data using ellipsometry, an attenuation loss of 0.092 dB/Km at 1800 nm wavelength was estimated for amorphous ZBLAN test samples. |
Keywords | Fiber optics; Optical communications; ZBLAN; Nonlinear optics; Fibers; Transmission; Ellipsometry and polarimetry; Crystallization; Suppression |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5x42/semi-empirical-estimation-of-the-attenuation-loss-for-amorphous-zblan-glass
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