发明申请
- 专利标题: Dispersal of optically active ions in glass
- 专利标题(中): 光学活性离子在玻璃中的分散
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申请号: US10686862申请日: 2003-10-16
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公开(公告)号: US20050054510A1公开(公告)日: 2005-03-10
- 发明人: Adam Ellison , David McEnroe
- 申请人: Adam Ellison , David McEnroe
- 主分类号: G02B6/00
- IPC分类号: G02B6/00 ; C03B1/00 ; C03B8/02 ; C03B37/012 ; C03B37/023 ; C03C1/02 ; H01S3/06 ; C03C13/04
摘要:
A method for the production of glass suitable for use in an optical fiber, by (1) dissolving an optically active component in a solvent to form a solution; (2) mixing the solution and a powder substrate, wherein the powder substrate is insoluble in the solvent; and (3) melting the solution and powder substrate to form glass at a temperature or temperature range that causes melt viscosities at less than or equal to 100,000 poise. A glass made by such a method and an optical fiber comprising such a glass. An optical fiber having optically active ions having an unbleachable loss of 1% or less of the peak of absorption. Also, a method for the production of composition suitable for melting into a glass suitable for use in an optical fiber, by (1) dissolving an optically active component in a solvent to form a solution, wherein the optically active component is soluble in the solvent; and (2) mixing the solution and a powder substrate, wherein the powder substrate is insoluble in the solvent, and a composition made by such a method.