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Reaction of High‐Silica Optical Fibers with Hydrofluoric Acid
Author(s) -
Lee MouTion
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1984.tb09611.x
Subject(s) - hydrofluoric acid , etching (microfabrication) , optical fiber , activation energy , materials science , silica glass , silica fiber , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , fiber , optics , organic chemistry , metallurgy , fiber laser , physics , layer (electronics) , engineering
Optical fibers are used to determine the etching rate and activation energy of silica and high‐silica glasses in hydrofluoric acid. The reaction is linearly dependent on time and transport controlled.