Ultra low OH, fluorine-doped silica glasses have been successfully synthesized via sol-gel technique. The maximum relative refractive index difference to pure silica of -1.0% is obtained. Characterization of various levels of fluorine-doped silica glasses was performed by measuring vacuum ultraviolet spectra. Fluorine concentration in silica glasses strongly depends on the gel formulation, and sintering conditions. We have developed VUV/DUV transmission optical materials in various geometries, such as plates, tubes and discs. Transmission more than 80% at 157 nm is achieved with various F-doping levels silica glasses for 6.35 mm thickness.
Access to the requested content is limited to institutions that have purchased or subscribe to SPIE eBooks.
You are receiving this notice because your organization may not have SPIE eBooks access.*
*Shibboleth/Open Athens users─please
sign in
to access your institution's subscriptions.
To obtain this item, you may purchase the complete book in print or electronic format on
SPIE.org.
INSTITUTIONAL Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.
PERSONAL Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.