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Title: Development of improved laser glasses which can be melted on a commercial scale. First quarterly progress report, September 15, 1976--December 31, 1976

Abstract

A laboratory furnace to melt fluoride glasses under controlled atmosphere conditions with stirring has been designed. In addition, initial fluorophosphate glass compositions have been selected, melted, and evaluated. Glass quality of many of these melts has been encouraging. The fluorophosphate glass with the best properties found to date has an n/sub D/ of 1.43 and an Abbe value of about 90.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, OH (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
7213389
Report Number(s):
COO-4080-2
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-02-4080
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 42 ENGINEERING; GLASS; MELTING; LASERS; FLUORIDES; FURNACES; PHOSPHATES; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; 360600* - Other Materials; 420300 - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)

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Vergano, P.J., and Rapp, C.F.. Development of improved laser glasses which can be melted on a commercial scale. First quarterly progress report, September 15, 1976--December 31, 1976. United States: N. p., 1977. Web. doi:10.2172/7213389.
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Vergano, P.J., & Rapp, C.F.. Development of improved laser glasses which can be melted on a commercial scale. First quarterly progress report, September 15, 1976--December 31, 1976. United States. doi:10.2172/7213389.
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Vergano, P.J., and Rapp, C.F.. Sat . "Development of improved laser glasses which can be melted on a commercial scale. First quarterly progress report, September 15, 1976--December 31, 1976". United States. doi:10.2172/7213389. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7213389.
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title = {Development of improved laser glasses which can be melted on a commercial scale. First quarterly progress report, September 15, 1976--December 31, 1976},
author = {Vergano, P.J. and Rapp, C.F.},
abstractNote = {A laboratory furnace to melt fluoride glasses under controlled atmosphere conditions with stirring has been designed. In addition, initial fluorophosphate glass compositions have been selected, melted, and evaluated. Glass quality of many of these melts has been encouraging. The fluorophosphate glass with the best properties found to date has an n/sub D/ of 1.43 and an Abbe value of about 90.},
doi = {10.2172/7213389},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977}
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