Method of manufacture of copper-doped glasses
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsBrian L. Justus, Alan L. Huston, Barbara A. Marcheschi
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Abstract
A method of making a copper-doped glass comprising placing a target glass in a container, placing a target glass in a container, surrounding the target glass with a powder mixture comprised of fused silica (SiO2) powder and copper sulfide (Cu2S) powder, such that both the target glass and the surrounding powder are contained in the container, and heating the container and the target glass and the surrounding powder mixture to a temperature of between 800° C. and 1150° C.
Claims5
A method of making a copper-doped glass comprising the steps of:
- placing a target glass in a container;
- surrounding the target glass with a powder mixture comprised of fused silica (SiO2) powder and copper sulfide (Cu2S) powder, such that both the target glass and the surrounding powder are contained in the container;
- wherein the powder mixture is comprised of a SiO2 powder and Cu2S powder mixed according to the formula (SiO2)(1-x)(Cu2S)x, where 0.01<x<0.1;
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- heating the container and the target glass and the surrounding powder mixture to a temperature of between 800° C. and 1150° C.
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