摘要:
Organic photochromic materials comprising a photochromic dye and a resinous material can be stabilized with a protective coating which will protect them from deactivation by exposure to moisture, oxygen, various plastic host materials, reactive chemicals or even normal atmospheric conditions. Useful organic photochromic dyes include the spiropyrans, the spirooxazines, the metal dithizonates, the phenazines, the phenothiazines and other known photochromic compositions. Useful resinous materials include vinyl-type thermoplastics, cellulosic materials, polyesters, epoxy resins and aminoplast resins. The encapsulated photochromic materials of the invention comprise an organic photochromic dye in combination with an organic resinous material enclosed within an outer shell of an inorganic material and find use in the preparation of photochromic plastic films, sheets, ophthalmic lenses such as lenses for sunglasses and in camera lenses and filters.
摘要:
Inorganic photochromic crystalline particles which are particularly useful in ophthalmic quality plastic host materials are formed for instance utilizing a silver halide crystal whose dimensions lie generally in the range between 30 Angstroms and 10,000 Angstroms. The surface of the silver halide crystal is coated with an inorganic material in an effective thickness to render the coating resistant to diffusion from within and to protect the crystal from interaction with host material. The stabilized coated particles can be introduced by known schemes into plastic host materials in order to form photochromic plastic articles useful in the preparation of films, sheets, filters for cameras, wall panels and ophthalmic lenses and other optical devices.
摘要:
Organic photochromic materials comprising a photochromic dye and a resinous material can be stabilized with a protective coating which will protect them from deactivation by exposure to moisture, oxygen, various plastic host materials, reactive chemicals or even normal atmospheric conditions. Useful organic photochromic dyes include the spiropyrans, the spirooxazines, the metal dithizonates, the phenazines, the phenothiazines and other known photochromic compositions. Useful resinous materials include vinyl-type thermoplastics, cellulosic materials, polyesters, epoxy resins and aminoplast resins. The encapsulated photochromic materials of the invention comprise an organic photochromic dye in combination with an organic resinous material enclosed within an outer shell of an inorganic material and find use in the preparation of photochromic plastic films, sheets, ophthalmic lenses such as lenses for sunglasses and in camera lenses and filters.
摘要:
Organic photochromic materials comprise a photochromic pigment stabilized with a protective inorganic coating which serves to protect the pigments from deactivation by exposure to moisture, oxygen, various plastic host materials, reactive chemicals or even normal atmospheric conditions. Useful organic photochromic pigments include the anils, hydrazones, semicarbozones, osazones, sydnones, fulgides and others. Inorganic coatings comprising such materials as zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, antimony oxide and silicon dioxide are useful in the preparation of photochromic plastic films, sheets, ophthalmic lenses such as lenses for sunglasses and in camera lenses and filters.
摘要:
An apparatus, composition, and method for producing an optical gain. The apparatus includes: an optical fiber having a core and a multiple cladding, the core being doped with Yb3+; a light source producing light at a wavelength in a range of from about 0.8 to about 1.06 microns to energize the yb3+ to produce laser action; and wherein the core is essentially devoid of Nd3+.
摘要:
Device for use in adding or dropping light signals at predetermined center wavelengths to or from a wavelength division multiplex, fiber optic transmission system. The device includes an evanescent wave coupler having a coupling region formed from two single mode waveguides, the coupling region being formed so that there is substantially complete evanescent field coupling of light from one waveguide to the other in a predetermined wavelength band. Further, the device has a Bragg grating disposed in the coupling region in each of the waveguides.
摘要:
An optical amplifier particularly suitable for use in amplifying signals carried on optical fiber in a select communication band. The amplifier comprises a resonant optical waveguide cavity which has a core containing an active gain material with given absorption and fluorescence spectrums. The gain material is of the type that preferably has at least two different emission bands originating from the same energy level with one of the emission bands encompassing the select communication band. The cavity is structured to resonate wavelengths in both emission bands, but with a higher combination of cavity Q and gain coefficient per excited ion for wavelengths in the emission band not corresponding to the select communication band so that, when pumped, the cavity first lases at this band. The lasing action causes the atomic population of the gain material corresponding to the communication band to remain at a stable constant level where it is available to uniformly amplify by stimulated emission optical signals introduced into the cavity.
摘要:
A super-radiant light source having an output with a low temporal coherence well suited, for example, to optical inertial sensor applications, includes a single mode optical waveguide such as an optical fiber having its core doped with an active laser material, such as neodymium. Pump light is coupled into the optical fiber at an intensity sufficient to produce a significant amplification of the spontaneous emission. The reflectivity at the exit end of the fiber is low enough so that even with a high gain for the light in one traverse through the fiber, the fiber is operated well below threshold for laser oscillation. The resulting emission is of high intensity, but has a low temporal coherence. In one form, the pump light is coupled into one end of the fiber and a dichroic filter is interposed in the light path between the pump light and the optical fiber to pass pump light into the core and reflect the spontaneous emission of the active material back into the core and toward the output.
摘要:
A fusible spacer for use in the manufacture of a plasma panel rigidly maintains a preselected spacing between the panel sidewalls. The fusible spacer comprises a core fabricated from a refractory glass, such as R-6 glass, and has a first transverse dimension sized in accordance with the desired spacing between the panel sidewalls. A cladding surrounds the core along and is formed from a material which has a much lower softening point, i.e., 350.degree. C. to 500.degree. C. The separation between the two halves of the panel is set by the first dimension of the core member while the solder glass cladding is fused to rigidly attach to both panel sidewalls bonding the composite structure together. The core and fusible cladding are drawn to size by covering the cladding with a second transitory cladding of the same material as the core material to allow a dimensionally controlled fiber to be drawn even through the fusible cladding has a substantially lower softening point. The core member can have a circular cross section or numerous other cross sections so long as the first transverse dimension defines the panel spacing and the second transverse dimension is not too large to interfere with the discharge sites between row and column electrodes.
摘要:
A method of bonding a plurality of thermally stable high strength graphite fiber reinforced glass matrix composite pieces is described. The process comprises applying to the surfaces to be bonded at least one layer of a metal which is highly adherent to the composite and the solder and is oxidatively stable. A tie layer may be used between the composite bond surface and the metal layer to better bond the metal layer to the composite. Following application of the metal layer, the composite pieces are stacked with the metal layers facing each other and a solder layer in between. The temperature of the assembly is raised to melt the solder and form the bond. The melting temperature of the solder and the metal layers are chosen so as to be higher than the use temperature of the bonded composite. A bonded composite article thus formed is also described.