Abstract

We report transparent $\mathrm{RO}–\mathrm{SnO}–{\mathrm{P}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_5$ ($\mathrm{R}=\mathrm{Zn}$, Ba, Sr) glasses with low photoelastic constant less than $\sim 1\mathrm{B}(1\times {10}^{-12}{\mathrm{Pa}}^{-1})$ and high refractive index more than $\sim 1.65$. The BaO or SrO substitution effect of SnO on optical properties is nearly the same as ZnO substitution of the ternary zinc tin-phosphate glass without hazardous oxide. A new series of $\mathrm{BaO}–\mathrm{SnO}–{\mathrm{P}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_5$ glass characterized with a very low photoelastic constant of $\sim 0.08\mathrm{B}$, high refractive index ($\sim 1.66$), and better water durability is a candidate for precise polarization control devices such as optical filters and beam splitters.

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