<title>Optical properties of BaO-Ga2O3-GeO2 glasses for fiber and bulk optical applications</title>

Abstract

Barium gallogermanate glasses are a relatively new family of glasses with tremendous potential for both fiber and bulk optical applications. This ternary system has a broad region of glass forming ability, excellent stability with respect to crystallization, and transmission beyond 5 micrometers . This paper reports the effects of composition and processing on properties critical to both fiber and bulk optical applications of these glasses.