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A review of the role of DSC analysis in the design of fluorozirconate glasses for fibre optic applications

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The relatively poor thermal stability of fluorozirconate glasses is a major factor preventing the realisation of their true potential for fibre optic applications. A range of methods based on both isothermal and non-isothermal DSC techniques, which can be employed to evaluate the thermal stability of fluorozirconate glasses, are described. The relevance of these thermal stability criteria to the design of fluorozirconate compositions capable of yielding high quality optical fibres is discussed.

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Die relative schwache thermische Stabilität von Fluorozirkonaten ist einer der Hauptfaktoren für die Verhinderung der Anwendung ihres vorhandenen Potentiales für Glasfaseranwendungen. Es wurde eine Reihe von Methoden, basierend sowohl auf isothermen als auch auf nichtisothermen DSC-Techniken, beschrieben, die zur Feststellung der thermischen Stabilität von Fluorozirkonat-Gläsern verwendet werden können. Weiterhin wird die Relevanz dieses thermischen Stabilitätskriteriums für die Planung von Fluorozirkonatzusammensetzungen beschrieben, die eine Fertigung von hochwertigen Glasfibern ermöglichen.

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Jordan, W.G., Jha, A. A review of the role of DSC analysis in the design of fluorozirconate glasses for fibre optic applications. Journal of Thermal Analysis 42, 759–770 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02546748

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