Obtaining a specified linear refractive-index distribution in glass by diffusing silver through a mask

Юдин Б.И. Получение заданного линейного распределения показателя преломления в стекле путем диффузии серебра через маску // Оптический журнал. 2009. Т. 76. № 2. С. 63–66.

Yudin B.I. Obtaining a specified linear refractive-index distribution in glass by diffusing silver through a mask [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2009. V. 76. № 2. P. 63–66.

B. I. Yudin, "Obtaining a specified linear refractive-index distribution in glass by diffusing silver through a mask," Journal of Optical Technology. 76 (2), 104-106 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.76.000104

This article describes a process for obtaining a specified refractive-index distribution in glass by modifying the crystalline structure of a glass-matrix mask, followed by ion-exchange diffusion through it. This process can be used to fabricate large-diameter lenses (20-100mm) with a radial refractive-index distribution. The question is considered of how the intensity of the irradiation of the glass with UV light affects the diffusion transparency of the mask.