Hollow core photonic band gap infrared fibers
    1.
    发明授权
    Hollow core photonic band gap infrared fibers 有权
    空心光子带隙红外光纤

    公开(公告)号:US06993230B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-31

    申请号:US10632210

    申请日:2003-08-01

    IPC分类号: G02B6/02

    摘要: This invention pertains to a hollow core photonic band gap chalcogenide optical glass fiber and to a fabrication method for making the fiber. The fiber, which is 80-1000 microns in outside diameter, is characterized by a solid glass circumferential region and a structured region disposed centrally within the solid region, the structured region includes a hollow core of 1 micron to several hundreds of microns in diameter surrounded by a plurality of parallel hollow capillaries extending parallel to the core, the core being centrally and longitudinally located within the fiber. Ratio of open space to glass in the structured region is 30-99%. The fabrication method includes the steps of providing a mold, placing chalcogenide micro-tubes around the mold, stacking chalcogenide micro-canes around the stacked micro-tubes, fusing the micro-tubes and the micro-canes to form a preform, removing the mold and drawing the preform to obtain the fiber. In an alternative fabrication method, the fiber is made by extruding flowing chalcogenide glass through suitably made plate to form a preform and then drawing the preform to form the fiber.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及中空光子带隙硫族化物光学玻璃纤维及其制造方法。 外径为80-1000微米的纤维的特征在于固体玻璃圆周区域和设置在固体区域中心的结构区域,该结构区域包括直径为1微米至几百微米的中空芯体 通过平行于芯部延伸的多个平行的中空毛细管,芯部居中并且纵向位于纤维内。 结构区域的开放空间与玻璃的比例为30-99%。 该制造方法包括以下步骤:提供模具,将硫族化物微管放置在模具周围,在堆叠的微管周围堆放硫族化物微型手杖,将微管和微型手杖熔合以形成预成型件,移除模具 并拉制预制件以获得纤维。 在替代的制造方法中,纤维通过将流动的硫族化物玻璃通过适当制成的板挤出以形成预成型件然后拉伸预制件以形成纤维而制成。

    Hollow core photonic band gap infrared fibers
    3.
    发明申请
    Hollow core photonic band gap infrared fibers 有权
    空心光子带隙红外光纤

    公开(公告)号:US20050025965A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-03

    申请号:US10632210

    申请日:2003-08-01

    摘要: This invention pertains to a hollow core photonic band gap chalcogenide optical glass fiber and to a fabrication method for making the fiber. The fiber, which is 80-1000 microns in outside diameter, is characterized by a solid glass circumferential region and a structured region disposed centrally within the solid region, the structured region includes a hollow core of 1 micron to several hundreds of microns in diameter surrounded by a plurality of parallel hollow capillaries extending parallel to the core, the core being centrally and longitudinally located within the fiber. Ratio of open space to glass in the structured region is 30-99%. The fabrication method includes the steps of providing a mold, placing chalcogenide micro-tubes around the mold, stacking chalcogenide micro-canes around the stacked micro-tubes, fusing the micro-tubes and the micro-canes to form a preform, removing the mold and drawing the preform to obtain the fiber. In an alternative fabrication method, the fiber is made by extruding flowing chalcogenide glass through suitably made plate to form a preform and then drawing the preform to form the fiber.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及中空光子带隙硫族化物光学玻璃纤维及其制造方法。 外径为80-1000微米的纤维的特征在于固体玻璃圆周区域和设置在固体区域中心的结构区域,该结构区域包括直径为1微米至几百微米的中空芯体 通过平行于芯部延伸的多个平行的中空毛细管,芯部居中并且纵向位于纤维内。 结构区域的开放空间与玻璃的比例为30-99%。 该制造方法包括以下步骤:提供模具,将硫族化物微管放置在模具周围,在堆叠的微管周围堆放硫族化物微型手杖,将微管和微型手杖融合以形成预成型件,移除模具 并拉制预制件以获得纤维。 在替代的制造方法中,纤维通过将流动的硫族化物玻璃通过适当制成的板挤出以形成预成型件然后拉伸预制件以形成纤维而制成。

    Multi heating zone apparatus and process for making core/clad glass fibers
    5.
    发明授权
    Multi heating zone apparatus and process for making core/clad glass fibers 有权
    多层加热区设备及制造核心/复合玻璃纤维的工艺

    公开(公告)号:US07197899B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-03

    申请号:US10339255

    申请日:2003-01-06

    IPC分类号: C03B37/075

    摘要: A process includes the steps of disposing a solid core glass rod at a point removed from hot temperature that can cause crystallization in the core glass rod, disposing a solid clad glass rod at a point removed from the core glass rod; softening to the flowing condition the solid clad glass rod, transferring the softened clad glass to a lower point, the softened clad glass having a central void therethrough, heating the softened clad glass above its crystallization temperature, cooling the softened clad glass to a draw temperature, transferring the solid core glass rod into the central void in the softened glad glass, softening to the flowing condition the solid core glass rod with the heat from the softened and cooled clad glass, and drawing the core/clad, glass fiber by allowing the clad and core glasses to flow in the form of a fiber.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法包括以下步骤:将固体芯玻璃棒放置在可以在芯玻璃棒中引起结晶的热温度的位置处,将固体包覆玻璃棒设置在从芯玻璃棒上移除的点上; 软化到流动条件下的固体包覆玻璃棒,将软化的包覆玻璃转移到较低点,软化的包覆玻璃具有通过其中心的空隙,将软化的包覆玻璃加热到其结晶温度以上,将软化的包覆玻璃冷却至拉伸温度 将固体芯玻璃棒转移到软化玻璃中的中心空隙中,用软化和冷却的复合玻璃的热量将固体芯玻璃棒软化成流动状态,并通过允许将芯/玻璃纤维 包芯和芯玻璃以纤维的形式流动。

    Multi heating zone apparatus and process for making core/clad glass fibers
    6.
    发明授权
    Multi heating zone apparatus and process for making core/clad glass fibers 有权
    多层加热区设备及制造核心/复合玻璃纤维的工艺

    公开(公告)号:US06526782B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-04

    申请号:US09964548

    申请日:2001-09-28

    IPC分类号: C03B37022

    摘要: This invention pertains to apparatus and process for making core/clad glass fibers. The apparatus includes a central tube or receptacle connected at the top to a pressure controller and terminating in a reduced section; a side tube or receptacle positioned at about the level of the upper portion of the central tube; an outer tube or receptacle disposed around the bottom portion of the central tube terminating in a smaller section which is concentric with and spaced directly below the section of the central tube; a side arm connecting the side tube and the outer tube; and furnaces around the side, outer, and the reduced sections of the central and the outer tubes. The process includes the steps of disposing a solid core glass rod at a point removed from hot temperature that can cause crystallization in the core glass rod, disposing a solid clad glass rod at a point removed from the core glass rod, softening to the flowing condition the solid clad glass rod, transferring the softened clad glass to a lower point, the softened clad glass having a central void therethrough, heating the softened clad glass above its crystallization temperature, cooling the softened clad glass to a draw temperature, transferring the solid core glass rod into the central void in the softened clad glass, softening to the flowing condition the solid core glass rod with the heat from the softened and cooled clad glass, and drawing the core/clad glass fiber by allowing the clad and core glasses to flow in the form of a fiber.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及制造芯/复合玻璃纤维的装置和方法。 该设备包括中央管或插座,其在顶部连接到压力控制器并终止于减小的部分; 位于中心管的上部的高度的侧管或容器; 设置在中心管的底部周围的外管或容器,其终止于与中心管的截面同心并间隔开的较小部分; 连接侧管和外管的侧臂; 并围绕中心管和外管的侧面,外部和还原部分进行熔炼。 该方法包括以下步骤:将固体芯玻璃棒放置在可以在芯玻璃棒中引起结晶的热温度的点处,将固体包覆玻璃棒设置在从芯玻璃棒上移除的点上,软化成流动条件 固体包覆玻璃棒,将软化的包覆玻璃转移到较低点,软化的复合玻璃具有中空空隙,将软化的包覆玻璃加热到其结晶温度以上,将软化的包覆玻璃冷却至拉伸温度,将固体核 将玻璃棒插入软化的包层玻璃中的中心空隙中,使来自软化和冷却的包覆玻璃的热量将固体芯玻璃棒软化成流动状态,并且通过使包层和芯玻璃流动 以纤维的形式。

    Optical fiber clad-protective terminations
    10.
    发明申请
    Optical fiber clad-protective terminations 有权
    光纤包层保护终端

    公开(公告)号:US20070014528A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-18

    申请号:US11185082

    申请日:2005-07-18

    IPC分类号: G02B6/00

    摘要: This invention pertains to fiber termination combination which includes an optical fiber having a fiber core for transmitting a highly energetic optical signal that can damage the fiber and a structured region around the core for directing the optical signal into the core, the structured region being characterized by multiple channels of smaller internal diameter than the core defined by thin walls disposed around said core; a ferrule, with an opening therein for locating said fiber, at the end of said fiber enveloping said fiber extremity which cooperates with said blocking structure to block the optical signal from impinging on said microstructured region of said fiber; and a blocking structure disposed over the end of said fiber with an opening mating with said fiber core, said blocking structure blocking the optical signal from impinging on said microstructured region of said fiber.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及光纤终端组合,该光纤终端组合包括具有光纤纤芯的光纤,该光纤芯用于传输能够损坏光纤的高能光学信号,以及用于将光信号引导到芯内的结构化区域,该结构区域的特征在于 多个通道的内径小于由设置在所述芯周围的薄壁所限定的芯体; 套管,其中具有用于定位所述光纤的开口,在所述光纤的端部包围所述光纤末端,所述光纤末端与所述阻挡结构协作以阻挡光信号撞击所述光纤的所述微结构化区域; 以及阻挡结构,其设置在所述光纤的端部上,具有与所述光纤芯配合的开口,所述阻挡结构阻挡光信号撞击所述光纤的所述微结构化区域。