Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a doped silica-titania glass, DST glass, consisting essentially of 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % halogen, 50 ppm-wt. to 6 wt. % one or more oxides of Al, Ta and Nb, 3 wt. % to 10 wt. % TiO2 and the remainder SiO2. In an embodiment the halogen content can be in the range of 0.2 wt. % to 3 wt. % along with 50 ppm-wt. to 6 wt. % one or more oxides of Al, Ta and Nb, 3 wt. % to 10 wt. % TiO2 and the remainder SiO2. In an embodiment the DST glass has an OH concentration of less than 100 ppm. In another embodiment the OH concentration is less than 50 ppm. The DST glass has a fictive temperature Tf of less than 875° C. In an embodiment Tf is less than 825° C. In another embodiment Tf is less than 775° C.
Abstract:
The application is directed to a product or material or article made of glass where the edge of the glass is protected by the application of a solid pre-formed polymer material that is contained within the thickness of the glass. The protected glass articles have a Figure of Merit in the range of 0.4 to 20, and the edge)s) of the articles have been found to withstand impact velocities of up to 500 mm/sec. The solid pre-formed polymer material that is contained within the thickness of the glass is thus applied to the edge, and it is applied such that it does not protrude into the top and bottom viewable planes, surfaces or faces (the large surface areas) of glass. The solid pre-formed polymer material, the protective material that is contained within the thickness of the glass, may be called herein a “bumper.”
Abstract:
An amplifier optical fiber comprising a central core of a dielectric matrix doped with at least one element ensuring the amplification of an optical signal transmitted in the fiber and a cladding surrounding the central core and suitable for confining the optical signal transmitted in the core. The fiber also comprises metallic nanostructures suitable for generating an electronic surface resonance in the dielectric matrix of central core, the wavelength of said electronic surface resonance corresponding to an excitation level of the element ensuring the amplification.
Abstract:
A high silica glass composition comprising about 92 to about 99.9999 wt. % SiO2 and from about 0.0001 to about 8 wt. % of at least one dopant selected from Al2O3, CeO2, TiO2, La2O3, Y2O3, Nd2O3, other rare earth oxides, and mixtures of two or more thereof. The glass composition has a working point temperature ranging from 600 to 2,000° C. These compositions exhibit stability similar to pure fused quartz, but have a moderate working temperature to enable cost effective fabrication of pharmaceutical packages. The glass is particularly useful as a packaging material for pharmaceutical applications, such as, for example pre-filled syringes, ampoules and vials.
Abstract translation:高二氧化硅玻璃组合物包含约92-约99.9999wt。 %SiO 2和约0.0001-约8wt。 选自Al 2 O 3,CeO 2,TiO 2,La 2 O 3,Y 2 O 3,Nd 2 O 3,其它稀土氧化物中的至少一种掺杂剂的%,以及其两种或更多种的混合物。 玻璃组合物的工作点温度范围为600至2000℃。这些组合物表现出与纯熔融石英相似的稳定性,但具有适度的工作温度以使药物包装成本有效地制造。 该玻璃特别可用作药物应用的包装材料,例如预填充注射器,安瓿和小瓶。
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide an artificial quartz member inhibited from suffering the decrease in transmittance in a laser light wavelength region which is caused by long-term irradiation with a laser light having a wavelength of 200 nm or shorter; and a process for producing the artificial quartz member. The invention provides an artificial quartz member for use as an optical element to be irradiated with a laser light having a wavelength of 200 nm or shorter, having an aluminum content of 200 ppb or lower.
Abstract:
The present invention embraces an amplifying optical fiber having a central core adapted to convey and amplify an optical signal and a cladding that surrounds the central core to confine the optical signal conveyed in the central core. The central core is formed of a core matrix in which nanoparticles are present. The nanoparticles themselves include a nanoparticle matrix and rare-earth-dopant elements. The core matrix may also include one or more additional dopants (i.e., in addition to nanoparticles). The amplifying optical fiber possesses a small numerical aperture and is suitable for use in high-pump-power applications without a degraded gain shape.
Abstract:
To provide an optical component of quartz glass for use in a projection objective for immersion lithography at an operating wavelength below 250 nm, which component is optimized for use with linearly polarized UV laser radiation and particularly with respect to compaction and birefringence induced by anisotropic density change, it is suggested according to the invention that the quartz glass should contain hydroxyl groups in the range of from 1 wtppm to 60 wtppm and chemically bound nitrogen, and that the mean hydrogen content of the quartz glass should be in the range of 5×1015 molecules/cm to 1×1017 molecules/cm3.
Abstract translation:为了提供石英玻璃的光学部件,用于在250nm以下的工作波长下用于浸没式光刻的投影物镜,该成分被优化用于线偏振UV激光辐射,特别是关于由各向异性密度变化引起的压实和双折射 根据本发明,建议石英玻璃应含有1〜60重量ppm的羟基和化学键合的氮,石英玻璃的平均氢含量应在5×1015的范围内 分子/ cm至1×1017分子/ cm 3。
Abstract:
The invention relates to a waveguide laser or amplifier material comprising a silica glass host material, one or more rare earth elements in total concentration CRE at. %, one or more network modifier elements selected from the group of tri- or penta-valent atoms of the periodic table of the elements in total concentration CNME at. %, wherein the ratio of atomic concentrations of the modifier elements to that of the rare earth elements CNWCRE is larger than or equal to 1, and wherein the total atomic concentration of rare earth and the tri-valent network modifiers, such as aluminium and/or boron, is substantially equal to the atomic concentration of the penta-valent network modifier, such as phosphorous. Such materials exhibit reduced risk of photo darkening.
Abstract:
Sol-gel process comprising preparation of a solution of at least one compound having the formula Xm-M-(OR)n-m addition to the solution of the dopants, hydrolysis of the compound to form the sol, possible addition of an oxide, gelling the sol, recycling the liquid and adjusting the pH-value of the liquid in order to fix the dopants in the aquagel, gel drying and densifying to obtain the glass.
Abstract:
To provide quartz-type glass for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus, which contains at least 51 mass % of SiO2 and which further contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, aluminum, hafnium, nitrogen, scandium, yttrium and zirconium. It is a material which is useful for an illumination system for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus or as a projection object lens and has a refractive index at 248 nm larger than 1.508 of quartz glass and a refractive index at 193 nm larger than 1.560 of quartz glass and which can be small-sized.