Ml. Baesso et al., Temperature dependence of thermo-optical properties of optical glasses determined by Thermal Lens Spectrometry, ANAL SCI, 17, 2001, pp. S106-S109
In this work we report on the use of thermal lens spectrometry to determine
the temperature dependence of the thermo-optical properties, namely, therm
al conductivity, thermal diffusivity, temperature coefficient of optical pa
th length change and fluorescence quantum efficiency of ZBLAN and Nd2O3-dop
ed low silica calcium aluminosilicate glasses. The results indicates that t
his technique can be used for the complete characterization of the thermo-o
ptical properties of optical glasses as a function of temperature.