Advances in gallium lanthanum sulphide glass for optical fibre and devices
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2001
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Mairaj, A.
Petrovich, M.
West, Y.
Fu, A.
Harwood, D.
Ng, L.
Monro, T.
Broderick, N.
Hewak, D.
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Culshaw, B.
Harrington, J.A.
Marcus, M.A.
Saad, M.
Harrington, J.A.
Marcus, M.A.
Saad, M.
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Proceedings of Fiber Optic Sensor Technology II, held in Boston, USA, 2000, 2001 / B. Culshaw, J. Harrington, M. Marcus and M. Saad (eds.): pp.278-286
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A.K. Mairaj, M.N. Petrovich, Y.W. West, A. Fu, D.W.J. Harwood, L.N. Ng, T.M. Monro, N.G.Broderick and D.W. Hewak
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Fiber Optic Sensor Technology (2nd : 2000 : Boston, USA)
Abstract
The advantages of gallium lanthanum sulphide (GLS) based glass over other competing glasses for active and infrared applications are evident through its low-phonon energy, high rare-earth solubility, high transition temperature and non-toxicity. However this glass often devitrifies during fibre drawing due to a small separation between the crystallisation and fibre drawing temperatures. Improving GLS fabrication technology may hold the key to achieving practical optical waveguide devices. In this paper, we describe the current GLS research status, methods of improving glass purity and our directions toward alternatives to traditional fibre technology, in particular planar channel waveguides and holey or microstructured fibres.
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© 2001 SPIE