摘要:
Disclosed are optical gain fibers which include an erbium-containing core and a cladding surrounding the core and which have ripple of less than about 25 % over about a 40 nm wide window or ripple of less than about 15 % over about a 32 nm wide window, or both. In one embodiment, the optical gain fibers are pumpable at 980 nm and at 1480 nm. In another embodiment, the optical gain fibers are fusion sliceable. In yet another embodiment, the core includes oxides erbium; the cladding includes silicon dioxide; and the optical gain fiber has a passive loss of less than about 0.5 % of the peak absorption of the erbium absorption band in the vicinity of 1530 nm. The optical gain fibers of the present invention have a wider gain window, improved flatness across the gain window, and/or increased gain as compared to conventional optical gain fibers. Accordingly, they are useful in amplifying optical signals, particularly signals which need to be repeatedly amplified over the course of a long-haul transmission, without losses in the signal quality that are commonly encountered in conventional optical signal amplifying methods.
摘要:
An isotopically-altered, silica based optical fiber is provided having lower losses, broader bandwidth, and broader Raman gain spectrum characteristics than conventional silica-based fiber. A heavier, less naturally abundant isotope of silicon or oxygen is substituted for a lighter, more naturally abundant isotope to shift the infrared absorption to a slightly longer wavelength. In one embodiment, oxygen-18 is substituted for the much more naturally abundant oxygen-16 at least in the core region of the fiber. The resulting isotopically-altered fiber has a minimum loss of 0.044 dB/km less than conventional fiber, and a bandwidth that is 17 percent broader for a loss range between 0.044-0.034 dB/km. The fiber may be easily manufactured with conventional fiber manufacturing equipment by way of a plasma chemical vapor deposition technique. When a 50 percent substitution of oxygen-18 for oxygen-16 is made in the core region of the fiber, the Raman gain spectrum is substantially broadened.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an oxyhalide glass matrix including 0-70 mol. % SiO2, 5-35 mol. % Al2O3, 1-50 mol. % B2O3, 5-35 mol. % R2O, 0-12 wt. % F, 0-12 wt. % Cl, and 0 to 0.2 mol. % rare earth element, wherein R is Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs. The present invention further relates to a method of producing the glass matrix and to a method of modifying the spectral properties of an oxyhalide glass.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及一种卤氧化物玻璃基质包括0-70摩尔%的SiO 2,5-35摩尔%Al2O3的,1-50摩尔%B 2 O 3,5-35摩尔%R2O,0-12重量%F, 0-12重量%的C1和0-0.2摩尔%的稀土元素,其中R为Li,Na,K,Rb或Cs。 本发明还涉及生产玻璃基质的方法和改变卤氧化物玻璃的光谱性质的方法。
摘要:
Glasses are disclosed which are used to produce substrates in flat panel display devices. The glasses exhibit a density less than about 2.45 gm/cm and a liquidous viscosity greater than about 200,000 poises, the glass consisting essentially of the following composition, expressed in terms of mol percent on an oxide basis: 65-75 SiO2, 7-13 Al2O3, 5-15 B2O3, 0-3 MgO, 5-15 CaO, 0-5 SrO, and essentially free of BaO. The glasses also exhibit a strain point exceeding 650 DEG C.
摘要翻译:公开了用于在平板显示装置中制造基板的玻璃。 玻璃的密度小于约2.45gm / cm 3,液相线粘度大于约200,000泊,玻璃基本上由以下组成组成,以氧化物为基准的摩尔百分比表示:65-75SiO 2,7-13 Al 2 O 3,5-15B 2 O 3,0-3 MgO,5-15 CaO,0-5 SrO,并且基本上不含BaO。 眼镜还显示超过650°C的应变点。