silica glass

Noun

Meaning

silica glass (countable and uncountable, plural silica glasses)

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Any of various types of glass containing primarily silica in amorphous (non-crystalline) form.

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Synonyms

tridymite silicon oxide lechatelierite cristobalite quartz glass fused quartz

Examples

Kao also first publicly suggested that silica glass of high purity is an ideal material for long range optical communication. Source: Internet

Step-index optical fiber is generally made by doping high-purity fused silica glass (SiO 2 ) with different concentrations of materials like titanium, germanium, or boron. Source: Internet

They use cube-corner retroreflectors made of fused silica glass. Source: Internet

The medium is typically a fiber of silica glass that confines the incident light beam to the inside. Source: Internet

Work and related history Fiber optics and communications A bundle of silica glass fibers for optical communication, which are used everywhere nowadays. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

silica fume concrete silica gel silica gel column silica granules silica group silica hydrogel