Abstract:
An embodiment of the invention relates to a GI-MMF with a structure for achieving widening of bandwidth in a wider wavelength range and improving manufacturing easiness of a refractive index profile in a core. In an example of the GI-MMF, a whole region of the core is doped with Ge and a part of the core is doped with P. Namely, the Ge-doped region coincides with the whole region of the core and the Ge-doped region is comprised of a partially P-doped region doped with Ge and P; and a P-undoped region doped with Ge but not intentionally doped with P.
Abstract:
Various embodiments described herein include rare earth doped glass compositions that may be used in optical fiber and rods having large core sizes. Such optical fibers and rods may be employed in fiber lasers and amplifiers. The index of refraction of the glass may be substantially uniform and may be close to that of silica in some embodiments. Possible advantages to such features include reduction of formation of additional waveguides within the core, which becomes increasingly a problem with larger core sizes.
Abstract:
Provided is an ytterbium-doped optical fiber including a core containing at least ytterbium, aluminum and phosphorous and a clad surrounding the core, wherein a molar concentration of diphosphorus pentoxide with respect to phosphorus in the core is equal to a molar concentration of aluminum oxide with respect to aluminum in the core, wherein a ratio of a molar concentration of diphosphorus pentoxide with respect to phosphorus in the core to the molar concentration of ytterbium oxide with respect to ytterbium in the core is higher than or equal to 10 and lower than or equal to 30, and wherein a relative refractive index difference between the core and the clad is higher than or equal to 0.05% and lower than or equal to 0.30%.
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:
A first step, in which P2O5-containing glass is deposited inside a silica glass pipe, and a second step, in which a Cl2-containing gas is introduced into the pipe and the P2O5-containing glass is dehydrated by heating the pipe, are repeated alternately. A third step, in which glass that does not contain P2O5 is deposited on the inside of the silica glass pipe, may further be provided such that the first step, the second step, and the third step are repeatedly performed in this order. A rare-earth-doped optical fiber, which has a attenuation of 15 dB/km or less at a wavelength of 1200 nm, comprises a core region and a cladding region enclosing the core region, wherein the core region includes phosphorus of 3 wt % or more, aluminum of 0.3 wt % or more, a rare-earth element of 500 wtppm or more, and chlorine of 0.03 wt % or more, and the cladding region has a refractive index that is lower than the refractive index of the core region.
Abstract:
Various embodiments described herein include rare earth doped glass compositions that may be used in optical fiber and rods having large core sizes. Such optical fibers and rods may be employed in fiber lasers and amplifiers. The index of refraction of the glass may be substantially uniform and may be close to that of silica in some embodiments. Possible advantages to such features include reduction of formation of additional waveguides within the core, which becomes increasingly a problem with larger core sizes.
Abstract:
An improved sol-gel process is disclosed for the making of large synthetic silica based bioactive materials objects crack-free. A series of ordered mesoporous SiO2—CaO—P2O5 sol-gel glasses which are highly bioactive are synthesized through a sol-gel process. The mesoporous glasses are highly bioactive compared with conventional ones, due to the increased textural characteristics, i.e. surface area. The bioactivity tests point out that the surface area, porosity, and 3D-structure become more important than chemical composition during the apatite crystallization stage in these materials, due to the very high textural parameters obtained. The product is intended to be used for tissue engineering applications.
Abstract translation:公开了一种改进的溶胶 - 凝胶方法,用于制造无合金二氧化硅的生物活性物质。 通过溶胶 - 凝胶合成了一系列具有高度生物活性的有序介孔SiO 2 -C 2 O 2 P 2 O 5 O 5溶胶凝胶玻璃 处理。 由于增加的结构特征,即表面积,介孔玻璃与常规玻璃相比具有高生物活性。 生物活性测试指出,由于获得的非常高的结构参数,表面积,孔隙率和3D结构在这些材料中的磷灰石结晶阶段期间比化学成分更重要。 该产品旨在用于组织工程应用。
Abstract:
A germanium-free co-doped silicate optical waveguide in accordance with the present invention includes a core material comprising silica, and oxides of aluminum, lanthanum, erbium and thulium, wherein the concentration of Er is from 15 ppm to 3000 ppm; Al is from 0.5 mol % to 15 mol %; La is less than 2 mol %; and Tm is from 150 ppm to 10000 ppm. In an exemplary specific embodiment the concentration of Al is from 4 mol % to 10 mol %; and the concentration of Tm is from 150 ppm to 3000 ppm. The core may further include F. In an exemplary embodiment, the concentration of F is less than or equal to 6 mol %. The waveguide may be an optical fiber, a shaped fiber or other light-guiding waveguides. An amplifier according to the present invention includes the optical fiber described above.
Abstract:
A co-doped silicate optical waveguide having a core including silica, and oxides of aluminum, germanium, erbium and thulium. The composition concentrations are: Er from 15 ppm to 3000 ppm; Al from 0.5 mol % to 12 mol %; Tm from 15 ppm to 10000 ppm; and Ge from 1 mol % to 20 mol %. In a specific embodiment, the concentration of Er is from 150 ppm to 1500 ppm; Al is from 2 mol % to 8 mol %; and Tm is from 15 ppm to 3000 ppm. A boron-less cladding surrounds the core.
Abstract:
The specification describes rare earth doped fiber amplifier devices for operation in the extended L-band, i.e. at wavelengths from 1565 nm to above 1610 nm. High efficiency and flat gain spectra are obtained using a high silica based fiber codoped with Er, Al, Ge, and P and an NA of at least 0.15.