Optical losses below the target for an optical-communication system (20 dB/km) are reported for a sodium-borosilicate glass. The glass was prepared in a conventional furnace, and the low loss was obtained by controlling the redox conditions during melting.
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Newns et al. (1974) studied this question.
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