New chalcohalide glasses from the GeS2-In2S3-CSCl system

New chalcohalide glasses from GeS2-In2S3-CsCl pseudo-ternary system were prepared using the conventional melt-quenching method and its glass-forming region has been determined. The differences Delta T (T-p - T-g) of partial glasses are large enough (> 100 K) to permit the preparation of performs of considerable size. With the increased content of CsCl, the visible absorption edge (lambda(vis)) of these glasses indicates a distinct blue shift while a clear drop of their glass transition temperatures can be seen. The ultrafast non-linearity of partial glasses was measured using the Kerr shutter technique. The non-linear refractive index, n(2), was estimated to be in the magnitude of 10(-14) cm(2)/W. Widely transparent range, good glass-forming ability, higher chi((3)) and large electronic ultrafast OKE response make these glasses the potential applications in current photonic fields. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000253691900046&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701Materials Science, CeramicsMaterials Science, MultidisciplinarySCI(E)EICPCI-S(ISTP)