Reaction of High‐Silica Optical Fibers with Hydrofluoric Acid
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- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Ceramic Society
- Vol. 67 (2) , C‐21-C‐22
Abstract
Optical fibers are used to determine the etching rate and activation energy of silica and high‐silica glasses in hydrofluoric acid. The reaction is linearly dependent on time and transport controlled.Keywords
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