摘要:
Disclosed is an optical fiber having a core with an alkali metal oxide dopant in an peak amount greater than about 0.002 wt. % and less than about 0.1 wt. %. The alkali metal oxide concentration varies with a radius of the optical fiber. By appropriately selecting the concentration of alkali metal oxide dopant in the core and the cladding, a low loss optical fiber may be obtained. Also disclosed are several methods of making the optical fiber including the steps of forming an alkali metal oxide-doped rod, and adding additional glass to form a draw perform. Preferably, the draw preform has a final outer dimension (d2), wherein an outer dimension (d1) of the rod is less than or equal to 0.06 times the final outer dimension (d2). In a preferred embodiment, the alkali metal oxide-doped rod is inserted into the centerline hole of a preform to form an assembly.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing an optical fiber preform and fiber. According to the method, a first glass rod is formed, preferably by an OVD method, with a refractive index delta preferably between 0.2% and 3%. A glass sleeve tube is formed, preferably by an MCVD or PVCD method. The first glass rod is inserted into the sleeve and an alkali metal vapor is flowed between the sleeve tube and the first glass rod. Additional glass may optionally be formed on the inside surface of the sleeve tube prior to inserting the first glass rod and flowing the alkali metal vapor. The additional glass may be up-doped, down-doped, or both. The sleeve may then be collapsed onto the first glass rod to form a second glass rod doped with an alkali metal oxide. The second glass rod is drawn to form a third glass rod. Additional glass may then be formed on the third glass rod to form an optical fiber preform from which optical fiber may be drawn. Alternatively, the first glass rod is removed from the sleeve tube after flowing the alkali metal vapor and before the collapse step, after which additional glass may be formed on the first glass rod to form an optical fiber preform.
摘要:
A method of making an alkali metal silicate glass includes preparing an alkali metal feedstock having a first desired level of alkali metal, the alkali metal feedstock being essentially free of an element that absorbs between 0.8 and 2.5 μm in any valence state. The method also includes combining and mixing the alkali metal feedstock with at least one silicate feedstock to form a precursor material having a second desired level of alkali metal and melting the precursor material to form molten glass.
摘要:
The invention is directed to ultra-low expansion glasses to which adjustments have been made to selected variables in order to improve the properties of the glasses, and particularly to lower the expansivity of the glasses. The glasses are titania-doped silica glasses. The variables being adjusted include an adjustment in β-OH level; an adjustment to the cooling rate of the molten glass material through the setting point; and the addition of selected dopants to impact the CTE behavior.
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/cm3 and a liquidus 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° 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。 该玻璃的密度小于约2.45gm / cm 3,液相线粘度大于约200,000泊,该玻璃主要由以下组成组成,以氧化物的摩尔百分数表示: 65-75 SiO 2,7-13 Al 2 O 3,5-15 B 2 O 3,0-3 MgO,5-15 CaO,0-5 SrO,并且基本上不含BaO。 眼镜也显示超过650°C的应变点。
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.
摘要翻译:提供了一种同位素改性的二氧化硅基光纤,其比传统的二氧化硅基光纤具有更低的损耗,更宽的带宽和更广泛的拉曼增益光谱特性。 更重,更不自然丰富的硅或氧的同位素代替较轻的,更自然的丰富的同位素,以将红外吸收转移到稍长的波长。 在一个实施方案中,氧-18至少在纤维的核心区域中替代天然丰富的氧-16。 所得到的同位素改变的光纤比常规光纤的损耗最小为0.044 dB / km,对于0.044-0.034 dB / km之间的损耗范围,宽带宽为17%。 纤维可以通过等离子体化学气相沉积技术容易地用传统的纤维制造设备制造。 当在纤维的纤芯区域中进行氧-16取代氧-16的50%时,拉曼增益谱显着扩大。
摘要:
A method of making an optical fiber precursor includes generating vapors from an alkali metal source comprising compound containing oxygen and one or more alkali metals and applying the vapors to a surface of a glass article comprising silica at a temperature that promotes diffusion of the alkali metal into the surface of the glass article. An optical fiber has a core comprising silica and an alkali metal oxide of the form X2O, where X is selected from the group consisting of K, Na, Li, Cs, and Rb, wherein a concentration of the alkali metal oxide along a length of the core is uniform.
摘要翻译:制造光纤前体的方法包括从包含氧和一种或多种碱金属的化合物的碱金属源生成蒸气,并且在促进碱金属扩散的温度下将蒸气施加到包含二氧化硅的玻璃制品的表面 玻璃制品的表面。 光纤具有包含二氧化硅和X 2 O 2形式的碱金属氧化物的核,其中X选自K,Na,Li,Cs和Rb,其中浓度 的碱金属氧化物沿核心的长度是均匀的。
摘要:
Glasses are disclosed which can be used to produce substrates for flat panel display devices, e.g., active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). The glasses have MgO concentrations in the range from 1.0 mole percent to 3.0 mole percent and Σ[RO]/[Al2O3] ratios greater than or equal to 1.00, where [Al2O3] is the mole percent of Al2O3 and Σ[RO] equals the sum of the mole percents of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO. These compositional characteristics have been found to improve the melting properties of batch materials used to produce the glass, which, in turn, allows the glasses to be fined (refined) with more environmentally friendly fining agents, e.g., tin as opposed to arsenic and/or antimony.
摘要翻译:公开了可用于制造平板显示装置的基板的玻璃,例如有源矩阵液晶显示器(AMLCD)。 玻璃的MgO浓度范围为1.0摩尔%至3.0摩尔%,Sigma [RO] / [Al 2 O 3 3]比例大于或等于1.00, 其中[Al 2 O 3 3]是Al 2 O 3 3的摩尔百分数,Sigma [RO]等于 MgO,CaO,SrO和BaO的摩尔百分数之和。 已经发现这些组合特征提高了用于生产玻璃的批料的熔化性能,这又使玻璃用更环保的澄清剂(例如锡)与砷和/ 或锑。
摘要:
The invention is directed to a glass-ceramic material suitable for use in the manufacturing of EUVL reflective optics. The glass-ceramic materials is made from a composition that comprises (in wt. %): SiO2=64-70; Al2O3=18-24; Li2O=1.6-3.8; MgO=0.8-1.5; ZnO=0.7-4.2; BaO=0.1-1.4; TiO2=2.0-3.5; ZrO2=1.25-2.5; As2O3=0.1-1.0; Na2O
摘要翻译:本发明涉及适用于制造EUVL反射光学器件的玻璃 - 陶瓷材料。 玻璃陶瓷材料由包含(重量%):SiO 2 = 64-70的组合物制成; Al 2 O 3 = 18-24; Li 2 O = 1.6-3.8; MgO = 0.8-1.5; ZnO = 0.7-4.2; BaO = 0.1-1.4; TiO 2 = 2.0-3.5; ZrO 2 = 1.25-2.5; 作为 u> O 3 = 0.1-1.0; Na 2 O <0.5; 和K <2
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.