Abstract
Ternary titanophosphate glasses with composition 60TiO2·xLa2O3·(40-x)P2O5 (x=0-6mol%) were prepared and the effect of the third component on optical properties of these glasses was examined. The refractive index and Abbe number were increased with increasing La2O3 content. Although the density also increased with La2O3 content, these glasses retained low density.