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To: FJB who wrote (693)11/21/1997 3:47:00 PM
From: TheSpecialist  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1305
 
Is there any mention of refractive index homogeneity and birefringence
of the resulting material? If the material is more resilient without
good performance of these properties, then it will be useless as a
lens material. If however, it is able to maintain optical performance
and be more resilient, then this is a significant achievement for the
lens material market.

TS



To: FJB who wrote (693)11/21/1997 11:48:00 PM
From: Mason Barge  Respond to of 1305
 
Bob, the real surprise to me is that they expect to be using quartz with Argon-flouride lasers at all. What am I missing here?

<<A similar effect is expected with light from the argon-fluoride lasers that will be used for next-generation chips, the institute noted. At room temperature, the composition of the glass remains in this more ordered state semi-permanently, it added. >>