Oxide coatings for fluoride glass
US4938562A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S65/15
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Non-oxide or heavy metal fluoride glass optical fiber with or without a cladding and coated with an outer layer of an oxide glass having a glass transition temperature of less than 400.degree. C. and a thermal expansion coefficient of less than about 19.times.10.sup.-6.C.sup.-1. Also, a method of making and providing such coatings on non-oxide or fluoride glass, and fiber optic products prepared by such methods.
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