摘要:
Silicon tetrachloride is processed to ultrahigh purity by subjecting it to a specific succession of purification steps. These steps include the photochlorination of the SiCl.sub.4 using a reactor that allows a long residence time for the SiCl.sub.4. After photochlorination, highly volatile products such as HCl are removed and the remaining impurities are then separated by a distillation technique.
摘要:
The presence of hydroxyl impurities (--OH) in optical fiber precursor materials produces optical losses in fibers made from the precursor material, as in the modified chemical vapor deposition process. Typical precursor materials include SiCl.sub.4, GeCl.sub.4, POCl.sub.3, and PCl.sub.3. Losses due to --OH impurities occur near various wavelengths of current interest for optical communications systems. Adding chlorine and PCl.sub.3 to impure SiCl.sub.4, GeCl.sub.4, or POCl.sub.3 reduces the amount of --OH impurities and produces POCl.sub.3 and HCl. The HCl may be readily removed, while the POCl.sub.3 is typically left in the material. Bromine may be used instead of chlorine, and PBr.sub.3 may be used instead of PCl.sub.3. In addition, --OH impurities in PCl.sub.3 may be removed by the addition of chlorine or bromine, with the resulting HCl or HBr typically being removed.
摘要:
The extent of loss produced in fibers due to the presence of OH infrared absorption bands is significantly reduced through the use of specific expedients during, for example, the preform collapse procedure. In particular, during this procedure a carbon tetrahalide composition is employed to essentially prevent the presence of any residual hydrogen-containing entity from influencing the quality of the preform and thus from influencing the quality of the fiber ultimately produced.
摘要:
Disclosed is a planar optical waveguide that is manufacturable by the compression molding or embossing of a multilayer film of polymeric material. In one embodiment, the waveguide comprises a core layer of relatively high refractive index included between cladding layers of lower refractive index. The waveguiding channels are bounded by regions where the cladding layers are in contact and from which core material has been excluded.
摘要:
A latent-imaging photopolymer system for recording thick refractive index patterns is disclosed. The system utilizes a porous matrix which has been sensitized by chemisorption of a photosensitive polymerization initiator. The sensitized matrix is exposed to light in the desired pattern. This light destroys initiator to impress the pattern. Then the pores are filled with a monomer composition. Finally the entire filled matrix is irradiated to induce polymerization initiation by the sensitizer remaining after the initial exposure. Polymerization produces locally induced refractive index gradients corresponding to the pattern of the light in the initial exposure step.
摘要:
A water-based polymeric coating comprising a novolak resin is deposited electrolytically from a solution of a novolak resin upon a conductive substrate at an initial current density ranging from 10-30 milliamperes per square centimeter. The resultant coating, after cross linking by subsequent chemical treatment, is flexible, firmly adherent and evidences good thermal stability and insulation characteristics, so suggesting its use as a cover coat for printed circuits.
摘要:
Lowered cost fabrication including preparation of large bodies of void-free, high-silica glass, depends upon gellation of an aqueous sol of colloidal silica particles, followed by drying and firing of such gel. Freedom from cracks in the dried gel is the consequence of included polymeric material which wets the particles. The polymeric material is removed by thermal decomposition attended upon temperature attained in firing.
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Siloxane compounds formed by the reaction of a hydridosiloxane with vinylsiloxane are employed in a wide variety of uses, e.g., coatings for optical fibers and flexible layers for touch screen cathode ray tubes. These siloxane materials are substantially improved through treatment with a lower alkene such as ethylene to prevent hydrogen evolution and undesirable crosslinking.
摘要:
Circuit boards with advantageous properties are produced through the addition of a fluorescent dye. The presence of the dye allows an expeditious inspection of the metallic pattern on the circuit board by induced fluorescence.
摘要:
Conformal layers of a silicon oxide, such as silicon dioxide, are deposited at temperatures below 600 degrees C. through the decomposition of compounds such as diacetoxyditertiarybutoxysilane. The required temperatures do not significantly affect temperature-sensitive structures. Therefore, it is possible to form silicon oxide regions in the processing of devices having these structures. More generally, lowered-temperature processing can be applied to the deposition of other materials which include silicon oxide. For example, borophosphosilicate glasses can be deposited by chemical vapor deposition processing involving flash-evaporation of a mixture of liquid precursor reagents.