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Effects of annealing electric field assisted K+-Na+ ion exchanged soda-lime glass guides

Oven, Robert, Batchelor, S., Ashworth, D.G. (1999) Effects of annealing electric field assisted K+-Na+ ion exchanged soda-lime glass guides. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 32 (6). pp. 650-655. ISSN 0022-3727. (doi:10.1088/0022-3727/32/6/009) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:16424)

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Abstract

Soda-lime glass samples have been subjected to either a thermal or an electric field assisted K+-Na+ ion exchange. The effective refractive indices of the modes supported by the guides have been measured using a prism coupler before and after annealing and refractive index profiles have been reconstructed from the data. The effective refractive indices of the modes for guides produced by electric field assisted exchange exhibit an unusual evolution with annealing time. The area under the refractive index profiles produced from the measurements shows a significant reduction with annealing time. These features are not present in samples prepared by thermal ion exchange. The results are attributed to a relaxation mechanism operative only within regions of the glass that have been subjected to field assisted K+ ion injection.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1088/0022-3727/32/6/009
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: F.D. Zabet
Date Deposited: 02 May 2009 19:20 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:54 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/16424 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Oven, Robert.

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Ashworth, D.G..

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