公开(公告)号：US07007510B2

公开(公告)日：2006-03-07

申请号：US10731186

申请日：2003-12-09

申请人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Martin Trommer ,  Stefan Ochs

发明人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Martin Trommer ,  Stefan Ochs

IPC分类号： C03C23/00

CPC分类号： C03C23/007 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B32/00 ,  Y10T428/131 ,  Y10T428/24612

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide an improved blank such that an optical member of a high homogeneity can be obtained therefrom, and to provide a vessel and a heat treatment method for heat-treating a highly uniform synthetic quartz blank. In a first aspect of the invention a special designed blank is provided showing a concave shaped outer surface. In a second aspect of the invention a special designed vessel for heat-treating blanks is provided, whereby the degree of heat emission at the center is set higher than that of the surroundings.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种改进的坯料，使得可以获得高均匀性的光学构件，并提供用于热处理高度均匀的合成石英坯的容器和热处理方法。 在本发明的第一方面，提供了一种特殊设计的坯件，其显示出凹形外表面。 在本发明的第二方面，提供了一种用于热处理坯料的特殊设计容器，由此将中心处的发热度设定为高于周围环境的热量。

公开(公告)号：US08635886B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-28

申请号：US13558698

申请日：2012-07-26

申请人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Michinari Ohuchi ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Masahiro Nakatsuka ,  Hidetsugu Yoshida

发明人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Michinari Ohuchi ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Masahiro Nakatsuka ,  Hidetsugu Yoshida

IPC分类号： C03B37/00 ,  C03B20/00

CPC分类号： C03B19/1438 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B2201/07 ,  C03B2201/23 ,  C03B2201/40 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C4/0071 ,  C03C4/085 ,  C03C4/12 ,  C03C23/0095 ,  C03C2201/23 ,  C03C2201/40 ,  C03C2203/44

摘要： It is an object of the present invention to provide a copper-containing silica glass which emits fluorescence having a peak in a wavelength range of from 520 nm to 580 nm under irradiation of ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 400 nm or less, and which is excellent in long term stability even in the high output use. The copper-containing silica glass is made to have copper of from 5 wtppm to 200 wtppm, which emits fluorescence having a peak in a wavelength range of from 520 nm to 580 nm under irradiation of ultraviolet light with a wavelength ranging from 160 nm to 400 nm, and in which an internal transmittance per 2.5 mm thickness at a wavelength of 530 nm is 95% or more.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种在400nm以下的紫外线照射下发射波长范围为520nm〜580nm的荧光的含铜石英玻璃，其为 即使在高产量使用方面，长期稳定性也优异。 含铜二氧化硅玻璃被制成具有5重量ppm至200重量ppm的铜，其在波长范围为160nm至400nm的紫外线照射下发射波长范围为520nm至580nm的峰值的荧光 nm，并且其中在波长530nm处每2.5mm厚的内部透射率为95％以上。

公开(公告)号：US20120291488A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-22

申请号：US13558698

申请日：2012-07-26

申请人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Michinari Ohuchi ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Masahiro Nakatsuka ,  Hidetsugu Yoshida

发明人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Michinari Ohuchi ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Masahiro Nakatsuka ,  Hidetsugu Yoshida

IPC分类号： C03C4/12 ,  C03C21/00 ,  C03B20/00

CPC分类号： C03B19/1438 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B2201/07 ,  C03B2201/23 ,  C03B2201/40 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C4/0071 ,  C03C4/085 ,  C03C4/12 ,  C03C23/0095 ,  C03C2201/23 ,  C03C2201/40 ,  C03C2203/44

摘要： It is an object of the present invention to provide a copper-containing silica glass which emits fluorescence having a peak in a wavelength range of from 520 nm to 580 nm under irradiation of ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 400 nm or less, and which is excellent in long term stability even in the high output use. The copper-containing silica glass is made to have copper of from 5 wtppm to 200 wtppm, which emits fluorescence having a peak in a wavelength range of from 520 nm to 580 nm under irradiation of ultraviolet light with a wavelength ranging from 160 nm to 400 nm, and in which an internal transmittance per 2.5 mm thickness at a wavelength of 530 nm is 95% or more.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种在400nm以下的紫外线照射下发射波长范围为520nm〜580nm的荧光的含铜石英玻璃，其为 即使在高产量使用方面，长期稳定性也优异。 含铜二氧化硅玻璃被制成具有5重量ppm至200重量ppm的铜，其在波长范围为160nm至400nm的紫外线照射下发射波长范围为520nm至580nm的峰值的荧光 nm，并且其中在波长530nm处每2.5mm厚的内部透射率为95％以上。

公开(公告)号：US20100109509A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12595605

申请日：2008-04-28

申请人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Michinari Ohuchi ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Masahiro Nakatsuka ,  Hidetsugu Yoshida

发明人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Michinari Ohuchi ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Masahiro Nakatsuka ,  Hidetsugu Yoshida

IPC分类号： H01J17/16 ,  B05D3/02 ,  C03C3/04

CPC分类号： C03B19/1438 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B2201/07 ,  C03B2201/23 ,  C03B2201/40 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C4/0071 ,  C03C4/085 ,  C03C4/12 ,  C03C23/0095 ,  C03C2201/23 ,  C03C2201/40 ,  C03C2203/44

摘要： It is an object of the present invention to provide a copper-containing silica glass which emits fluorescence having a peak in a wavelength range of from 520 nm to 580 nm under irradiation of ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 400 nm or less, and which is excellent in long term stability even in the high output use.The copper-containing silica glass is made to have copper of from 5 wtppm to 200 wtppm, which emits fluorescence having a peak in a wavelength range of from 520 nm to 580 nm under irradiation of ultraviolet light with a wavelength ranging from 160 nm to 400 nm, and in which an internal transmittance per 2.5 mm thickness at a wavelength of 530 nm is 95% or more.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种在400nm以下的紫外线照射下发射波长范围为520nm〜580nm的荧光的含铜石英玻璃，其为 即使在高产量使用方面，长期稳定性也优异。 含铜二氧化硅玻璃被制成具有5重量ppm至200重量ppm的铜，其在波长范围为160nm至400nm的紫外线照射下发射波长范围为520nm至580nm的峰值的荧光 nm，并且其中在波长530nm处每2.5mm厚的内部透射率为95％以上。

公开(公告)号：US06578382B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-17

申请号：US09821352

申请日：2001-03-28

申请人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura

发明人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura

IPC分类号： C03C1500

CPC分类号： C03B19/1453 ,  C03B32/00 ,  C03B2201/21 ,  C03C23/007 ,  Y10S65/08 ,  Y10S65/90

摘要： A method for heat treating a synthetic quartz glass for optical use in a heating furnace, that comprises covering the surroundings of a synthetic quartz glass body with a SiO2 powder having a mean dissolved hydrogen molecule concentration of 1×1019 molecules/cm3 or higher, and then heat treating the body.

摘要翻译： 一种用于热处理在加热炉中用于光学的合成石英玻璃的方法，其包括用平均溶解氢分子浓度为1×1019分/ cm 3或更高的SiO 2粉末覆盖合成石英玻璃体的周围，然后加热 治疗身体。

公开(公告)号：US06689705B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-10

申请号：US10048309

申请日：2002-01-29

申请人： Akira Fujinoki ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Toru Yokota ,  Yasuyuki Yaginuma ,  Akira Sato ,  Tetsuji Ueda

发明人： Akira Fujinoki ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Toru Yokota ,  Yasuyuki Yaginuma ,  Akira Sato ,  Tetsuji Ueda

IPC分类号： C03C306

CPC分类号： C03B19/1453 ,  C03B2201/07 ,  C03B2201/075 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/21 ,  C03B2207/32 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C4/0085 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  C03C2201/21 ,  C03C2203/54 ,  Y02P40/57

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide a synthetic quartz glass optical material having a high optical transmittance for a radiation 157 nm in wavelength emitted from F2 excimer laser and a high resistance against irradiation of a F2 excimer laser radiation, yet having a uniformity suitable for such a fine patterning using a F2 excimer laser, and to provide an optical member using the same. The problems above are solved by a synthetic quartz glass optical material for F2 excimer lasers having an OH group concentration of 0.5 ppm or lower, a fluorine concentration of 0.1 to 2 mol %, a hydrogen molecule concentration of 5×1016 molecules/cm3 or lower, a difference between the maximum and minimum fluorine concentrations within 20 mol ppm, and a difference between the maximum and minimum refraction indices of 2×10−5 or lower.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种合成石英玻璃光学材料，其对于从F2准分子激光器发射的波长为157nm的辐射具有高的透光率，并且具有高的对F2准分子激光辐射照射的抗性，但具有适合的均匀性 对于使用F2准分子激光器的精细图案化，并提供使用其的光学部件。 上述问题由OH基浓度为0.5ppm以下，氟浓度为0.1〜2mol％，氢分子浓度为5×10 16分子/ cm 2的F2准分子激光的合成石英玻璃光学材料解决， 3>以下，最大和最小氟浓度在20mol ppm内的差异，以及最大和最小折射率之间的差异为2×10 -5或更低。

公开(公告)号：US07093465B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-22

申请号：US10297451

申请日：2001-05-31

申请人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki

发明人： Tetsuji Ueda ,  Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki

IPC分类号： C03C15/00

CPC分类号： C03C23/007 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B32/00 ,  C03B2201/03 ,  Y10S65/90

摘要： An object of the present invention is to overcome the problems of the prior art technique, and to provide a heat treatment method as well as a heat treatment apparatus capable of heat treating, with higher efficiency, a synthetic quartz glass for optical use having higher homogeneity and higher purity. Another object of the present invention is to provide and a synthetic quartz glass for optical use.The problems above are solved by, in a method for heat treating a flat cylindrical synthetic quartz glass body provided as the object to be heat treated in a heating furnace, a method for heat treating a synthetic quartz glass for optical use comprising preparing a vessel made of quartz glass and having a flat cylindrical space for setting therein the object synthetic quartz glass body, placing two or more object synthetic quartz glass bodies into the vessel in parallel with each other, filling the space with SiO2 powder, setting the vessel inside the heating furnace with its lid closed, and applying the heat treatment to the vessel.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是克服现有技术的问题，提供热处理方法以及能够以更高的效率对具有较高均匀性的光学用合成石英玻璃进行热处理的热处理装置 和更高的纯度。 本发明的另一个目的是提供一种用于光学用途的合成石英玻璃。 上述问题是通过在加热炉中对作为热处理对象的平坦圆筒形合成石英玻璃体进行热处理的方法来解决的，该方法是用于热处理用于光学用途的合成石英玻璃的方法，包括制备容器 的石英玻璃，并且具有平坦的圆柱形空间用于在其中设置物体合成石英玻璃体，将两个或更多个目标合成石英玻璃体彼此平行地放置在容器中，用SiO 2填充空间， 粉末，将容器置于加热炉内并关闭盖子，并对容器进行热处理。

公开(公告)号：US07312170B2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-25

申请号：US10548237

申请日：2004-03-03

申请人： Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki

发明人： Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki

IPC分类号： C03C3/06 ,  C03B37/07 ,  C03B37/075 ,  C03B37/018

CPC分类号： C03B32/00 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B2201/075 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/21 ,  C03B2201/23 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C4/0071 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  C03C2201/23 ,  C03C2203/40 ,  C03C2203/42 ,  Y02P40/57

摘要： The present invention provides an optical synthetic quartz glass material which substantially does not cause changes in transmitted wave surface (TWS) by solarization, compaction (TWS delayed), rarefaction (TWS progressed) and photorefractive effect when ArF excimer laser irradiation is applied at a low energy density, e.g. at energy density per pulse of 0.3 mJ/cm2 or less. The present invention further provides a method for manufacturing the same. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the optical synthetic quartz glass material of the present invention is characterized in that, in a synthetic quartz glass prepared by a flame hydrolysis method using a silicon compound as a material, the followings are satisfied that the amount of SiOH is within a range of more than 10 ppm by weight to 400 ppm by weight, content of fluorine is 30 to 1000 ppm by weight, content of hydrogen is 0.1×1017 to 10×1017 molecules/cm3 and, when the amounts of SiOH and fluorine are A and B, respectively, total amount of A and B is 100 ppm by weight or more and B/A is 0.25 to 25.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种光学合成石英玻璃材料，其在低温下施加ArF准分子激光照射时，通过太阳化，压实（TWS延迟），稀释（TWS进行）和光折射效应基本上不会引起透射波面（TWS）的变化 能量密度，例如 每个脉冲的能量密度为0.3mJ / cm 2以下。 本发明还提供一种制造该方法的方法。 为了解决上述问题，本发明的光学合成石英玻璃材料的特征在于，在使用硅化合物作为材料的火焰水解法制备的合成石英玻璃中，满足以下条件： SiOH的量在大于10重量ppm至400重量ppm的范围内，氟含量为30至1000重量ppm，氢含量为0.1×10 17至10 10 17分子/ cm 3，当SiOH和氟的量分别为A和B时，A和B的总量为100重量ppm以上，B / A为 0.25至25。

公开(公告)号：US06810687B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-02

申请号：US10076034

申请日：2002-02-13

申请人： Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Toru Yokota ,  Akira Fujinoki

发明人： Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Toru Yokota ,  Akira Fujinoki

IPC分类号： C03C2100

CPC分类号： G03F7/70958 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B2201/21 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C2201/21 ,  C03C2203/54 ,  Y02P40/57

摘要： In the light of the disadvantages of the prior art technology, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a synthetic quartz glass member for excimer lasers, which comprises, while suppressing the generation of reductive defects which impairs the resistance against laser radiations, incorporating a sufficient amount of hydrogen molecules capable of achieving a high resistance against laser radiation into the quartz glass, yet uniformly incorporating the hydrogen molecules to realize a flat distribution in refractive indices attributed to the distribution in the density of hydrogen molecules. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a synthetic quartz glass member for excimer lasers obtained by the production method above, which yields high resistance against laser radiations and homogeneity. The above problems have been overcome by a method for producing a synthetic quartz glass member for excimer lasers, which, in a method for producing a synthetic quartz glass member for excimer laser optics comprising a step of incorporating hydrogen molecules into a synthetic quartz glass body by heat treating the synthetic quartz glass body at a temperature of 600° C. or lower under an atmosphere in a pressure range of 1 atm or higher but lower than 150 atm and containing hydrogen, said method comprises varying the pressure of the gas containing hydrogen either continuously or stepwise in at least a part of the heat treatment.

摘要翻译： 鉴于现有技术的缺点，本发明的一个目的是提供一种制造用于准分子激光器的合成石英玻璃构件的方法，该方法包括在抑制减少激光器抗性的还原性缺陷的产生的同时， 将足够量的能够实现激光辐射的高分子氢分子掺入到石英玻璃中，同时均匀地掺入氢分子以实现归因于氢分子密度分布的折射率的平坦分布。 本发明的另一个目的是提供一种通过上述制造方法获得的用于准分子激光器的合成石英玻璃构件，其产生高的抗激光辐射和均匀性。 上述问题已经通过用于制造用于准分子激光器的合成石英玻璃构件的方法得到克服，该方法在用于准分子激光光学器件的合成石英玻璃构件的制造方法中包括通过以下步骤将氢分子掺入合成石英玻璃体中： 在1atm以上但低于150atm的压力范围的气氛中在600℃以下的温度下对合成石英玻璃体进行热处理，并含有氢，所述方法包括改变含氢气体的压力 在热处理的至少一部分中连续地或逐步地。

公开(公告)号：US06499315B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-31

申请号：US09671202

申请日：2000-09-28

申请人： Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Hisatoshi Otsuka

发明人： Hiroyuki Nishimura ,  Akira Fujinoki ,  Hisatoshi Otsuka

IPC分类号： C03B2000

CPC分类号： C03B19/1415 ,  C03B19/1484 ,  C03B2201/21 ,  C03B2207/32 ,  C03B2207/36 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C4/0085 ,  C03C2201/02 ,  C03C2201/21 ,  C03C2203/40 ,  Y02P40/57

摘要： The present invention relates to a synthetic quartz glass, which is a material for producing an optical member having an excellent excimer laser resistance, and a production method thereof with a good productivity. That is, the synthetic quartz glass produced by vitrifying glass fine particles obtained by flame hydrolysis of an organodisilazane compound directly on a substrate having a birefringence index of 5 nm/cm or less, a refractive index difference (&Dgr;n) of 2×10−6/cm or less, and an ArF saturated absorbance of 0.05/cm or less at a pulse energy density of 100 mJ/cm2/pulse. The production method thereof comprises the steps of introducing an organodisilazane compound represented by a general formula 1: (R1), SiNHSi(R2)3  (1) wherein R1 and R2 represent the same or a different alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, into a flame comprising a combustion gas and a combustion-supporting gas to generate silica fine particles, and accumulating the silica fine particles on a rotating heat resistant substrate to be a molten glass.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种合成石英玻璃，其是用于制造具有优异的受激准分子激光电阻的光学部件的材料及其生产率高的生产方法。 也就是说，通过玻璃化玻璃微粒制造的合成石英玻璃，其通过有机二硅氮烷化合物直接在双折射率为5nm / cm以下的折射率（DELTAn）为2×10 -6 / cm 或更小，在脉冲能量密度为100mJ / cm 2 /脉冲下的ArF饱和吸光度为0.05 / cm以下。 其制造方法包括将由通式1表示的有机二硅氮烷化合物引入包含燃烧气体和燃烧支持的火焰的步骤中，其中R1和R2表示相同或不同的具有1至3个碳原子的烷基 气体产生二氧化硅微粒，并将二氧化硅微粒聚集在旋转的耐热基材上成为熔融玻璃。