@inproceedings{1a4ad06123f24cceb6d622cc8c9820b8,
title = "Effects of microgravity on crystallization of zblan optical fibers",
abstract = "ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-ALF3-NaF (ZBLAN) optical fiber was flown on board NASA's KC-135 aircraft to determine the effects of microgravity on crystal growth in this material. Fiber samples were placed in evacuated quartz ampoules and heated to the crystallization temperature in 0-g and on the ground in 1-g. The 1-g samples had many regions of crystallites, while the 0-g samples showed no evidence of crystallization.",
author = "Tucker, \{Dennis S.\} and Workman, \{Gary L.\} and Smith, \{Guy A.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 1995 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved.; Space Programs and Technologies Conference, 1995 ; Conference date: 26-09-1995 Through 28-09-1995",
year = "1995",
doi = "10.2514/6.1995-3784",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781623565244",
series = "1995 Space Programs and Technologies Conference",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA",
pages = "1--8",
booktitle = "Space Programs and Technologies Conference",
}