Vapor-phase deposition of fluorine glass
US5360637A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S65/16
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the vapor phase deposition of a fluoride containing glass on a substrate, the said fluoride containing glass containing in mole percent with a total of 100%, 30-50 PbF.sub.2, 30-50 GaF.sub.3, 0-30 ZnF.sub.2, 1-5 MF.sub.2 wherein M is Mn or Cd, 1-5 InF.sub.3, 0-10 AlF.sub.3 and 0-10 adjuvant, which involves contacting the substrate with vapors emanating from a molten bath of metallic fluorides comprising a reception bath containing in mole percent with a total of 100%, 9-26 YF.sub.3, 19-38 BaF.sub.2, 35-40 InF.sub.3, 18-25 M'Fe.sub.2 wherein M' is Mn, Cal or Zn and 0-10 adjuvant to which reception bath has been added a sufficient amount of a mixture of PbF.sub.2, GaF.sub.3 and optionally AlF.sub.3. The invention also concerns a vitreous composition deposited on a substrate, thus obtained, which is useful as a waveguide in the infrared.
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