Optics Letters · 1980 · 66 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOpticsOptoelectronicsFiber Optic MaterialsFiber OpticsInfrared Optical MaterialsOptical FibersOptical Properties Of MaterialsOptical Properties Of SolidsCrystal Orientation ControlFiber AttenuationFiber Attenuation MechanismsInfrared Fiber MaterialsInfrared Fiber OpticsInfrared Optical CrystalsInfrared Transparent MaterialsSingle-crystal Infrared Materials
Single-crystal optical fibers up to 2 m long with well-defined crystal orientation have been grown from AgBr, which is transparent from ~0.5 to 25μm. The measured attenuation at 10.6 μm was ~2 × 10−2 cm−1, equal to the bulk loss in the raw material.
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