Noun
silica glass (countable and uncountable, plural silica glasses)
English Wikipedia has an article on:silica glassWikipedia
Any of various types of glass containing primarily silica in amorphous (non-crystalline) form.
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