Novel Glass & Fibre

What is a Chalcogenide?

From Greek sulphur-loving for elements that frequently bond to sulphur.

Eli Yablonovitch, University of California writes:

"Chalcogenide glasses… These amazingly flexible materials are perpetually underestimated in terms of their practical potential."


Learn more about Glass and Rare Earth Doped Glasses

Properties, Processing and Applications of Glass and Rare Earth-doped Glasses for Optical Fibres

D.W. Hewak (Editor)

"Very well written and edited. As a reference work the book is an excellent introduction to the properties of various glass systems available for optical fibres and should be of use to students, researchers and engineers both in academia and industry" Photonics Science News, 1999

ISBN: 0-85296-952-X & 978-0-85296-952-6

Copyright University of Southampton 2006