Glass, light and the information revolution

The ability of glass to transmit light has been known for many centuries and the majority of its uses depend on this property. The fact that the efficiency of optical transmission is quite low has not been a serious disadvantage because the glass thickness is usually small, often only a few millimet...

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Main Author: Gambling, W.A (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1986.
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