Abstract
Electron microscope analysis has shown that nanoscale phase separation occurs in the SnO2-doped preform and fibers after UV exposure. This phenomenon has been observed only in Sn-doped germanosilicate and phosphosilicate core glasses when the SnO2 concentration is high.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
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