NASA NTRS · 19940029882
Materials processing apparatus development for fluoride glass
Abstract
Fluoride glasses have great potential for optical fiber communications due to the high transmittance when no microcrystallites occur during drawing operations. This work has developed apparatus to test the occurrence of microcrystallites during recrystallization in reduced gravity on the KC-135. The apparatus allows fluoride glass fiber, such as ZBLAN, to be melted and recrystallized during both the low and high g portions the parabolic flight.
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Smith, Guy A., Kosten, Sue, Workman, Gary L.. 1994-03-31. Materials processing apparatus development for fluoride glass. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19940029882
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