optical waveguide

physics
Also known as: OWG

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forming of glass products

  • Figure 2: The irregular arrangement of ions in a sodium silicate glass.
    In industrial glass: Properties

    Optical waveguides (OWGs), which transmit information signals in the form of pulses of light, consist of a core glass fibre clad by glass of a lower refractive index. As is explained in Properties of glass: Optical properties: Refraction and reflection of light, when light passing…

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