Extended X-ray absorption fine spectroscopy (EXAFS) and Raman scatteri
ng studies of InF3-BaF2 and InF3-SrF2 binary glasses are reported. For
all compositions, the local structure of the glasses is built with In
F6 units. For all glasses studied, the indium neighbour's number and t
he In-F mean bond length are equal to the values of the InF3 crystalli
ne phase (6 and 0.205 nm, respectively).