Aluminosilicate glasses for zinc selenide tunable fiber laser cladding

A set of novel potassium-calcium-aluminosilicate glasses are developed to serve as the cladding material for a doped ZnSe core infrared fiber laser. The compositions exhibit high glass transition temperatures between 753 degrees C and 918 degrees C and high thermal expansion coefficients between 5.75 ppm/degrees C and 8.21 ppm/degrees C. We demonstrate successful application of these glass compositions as a cladding for a ZnSe tunable fiber laser.

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Novel potassium-calcium-aluminosilicate glasses have been developed as cladding material for a doped ZnSe core infrared fiber laser, showing high glass transition temperatures and thermal expansion coefficients. Successful application of these glasses as cladding for a ZnSe tunable fiber laser has been demonstrated.