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Tellurite And Fluorotellurite Glasses For Active And Passive

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Handle for<br />

turning<br />

crucibles<br />

Motor<br />

controller<br />

8. Fibre drawing; MDO 333<br />

tube method, due to a potentially superior core-cladding boundary. Table (8.2) shows the<br />

parameters associated with the unstructured preforms made in this study.<br />

Cladding<br />

1<br />

glass<br />

2 3<br />

Mould<br />

Rotate at 1000 rpm for 10 sec.<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

Core<br />

glass<br />

Crucible<br />

holders<br />

Fig. (8.1): (a) Schematic illustration of rotational casting process; (b) photograph of<br />

rotational casting equipment.<br />

Lid<br />

Mould<br />

holder

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