ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF (ZBLAN) optical fiber was flown on board the NASA's KC-135 microgravity aircraft to determine the effects of microgravity on crystal growth in this material. Fiber samples were placed in evacuated quartz ampoules and heated to the crystallization temperature in 0g, 1g, and 2g. The 1g and 2g samples were observed to slump and crystallize. The 0g samples showed no evidence of crystallization.


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    Title :

    Effect of Microgravity on Crystallization of ZBLAN Fibers


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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