Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines metallhalogenidhaltigen Ausgangsmaterials für eine optische Faser, wobei das Ausgangsmaterial einen vorbestimmten Brechungsindex aufweist, mit den Schritten:
Mischen halogenhaltiger Gase zu einem Gasgemisch mit einem Partialdruckverhältnis, das vom vorbestimmten Brechungsindex des Ausgangsmaterials abhängt, Herbeiführen einer chemischen Reaktion des Gasgemisches mit einem Metall zu mindestens einem Reaktionsprodukt bei einer ersten Temperatur oberhalb der Schmelztemperatur des Reaktionsproduktes und Abkühlen des Reaktionsproduktes auf eine zweite Temperatur unterhalb der Schmelztemperatur.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, the present method involves reducing turbulence and friction during extrusion by moving an extrusion die in a direction opposite to that of the extruded fiber and against a stationary preform arrangement inside the extrusion chamber. In another embodiment, an AgClxBr1-x (x from 0 to 1) preform is doped with AgI or with a compound of the formula: -MY, wherein M is selected from Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs; or MY2, wherein M is selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, Pb, Ba, Cd or Hg; and wherein Y is selected from Cl, Br, or I. The resulting fiber has a more even core/clad interface with a decrease in grain size towards the fiber surface and a grain texture elongated along the fiber axis. This structure together with strengthening and stabilizing dopants, added to the fiber material, gives decreased and stabilized optical losses and a higher elasticity of fibers.
Abstract:
Apparatus (10) is provided for drawing a self-aligned core fiber (34) free of surface contamination and inserting the core fiber (34) into a cladding material (33) to make an optical fiber preform. Single or multi-mode optical fibers having high quality core-clad interfaces can be directly drawn from the preforms described herein.
Abstract:
The optical fiber for infrared transmission has a composition ratio of silver chloride and silver bromide in the range of 30 to 70 percent by weight of silver chloride, and has a diameter of 0.35 mm or less. The infrared optical fiber has high mechanical strength, and thus does not burn due to degradation in the laser beam transmission capability, even after 10,000 times of repetitive bending with a curvature radius of 20 mm, which is the condition necessary for use within the interior of a body, and it exhibits excellent radiant optical characteristics. Also, by applying an appropriate load to the optical fiber preform, an infrared optical fiber of straight shape free from curving and having excellent radiant optical characteristics, can be produced stably within a short manufacturing time period. The appropriate applied load is a tensile load greater than the yield stress but smaller than the rupture stress of the unclad optical fiber, and is applied during the preform drawing operation.
Abstract:
An infrared optical fiber is provided which includes silver halide polycrystals having a composition ratio of silver chloride and silver bromide in the range of 30 to 70 percent by weight of silver chloride, and having an average grain size of 5 µm or less. There also is provided a method of manufacturing such an infrared optical fiber, in which a silver halide single crystal having a composition ratio of silver chloride and silver bromide in the range of 30 to 70 percent by weight of silver chloride is extruded into an infrared optical fiber, while applying an extruding pressure of 70 kg/mm² or more and a tensile load which is greater than the yield strength and smaller than the tensile strength.
Abstract translation:提供了一种红外光纤,其包括氯化银和溴化银的组成比在氯化银重量的30至70%范围内并且平均晶粒尺寸为5μm或更小的卤化银多晶体。 还提供了一种制造这种红外光纤的方法,其中将氯化银和溴化银的组成比在氯化银的30至70重量%范围内的卤化银单晶挤出成红外光学 纤维,同时施加70kg / mm 2以上的挤出压力和大于屈服强度并小于拉伸强度的拉伸载荷。
Abstract:
A crystalline metal halide optical fiber having a two or a three layer structure. The core consists of relatively small crystals. An inner crust surrounds the core and has the same composition but consists of relatively large crystals. An optical outer crust surrounds the inner crust and has a different composition from the inner crust but has generally the same sized crystals. The differing crystal sizes can be produced from a preform by extruding a crystal at a low uniform temperature at a relatively high speed.
Abstract:
An infrared light transmitting optical fiber and a process for producing the same are disclosed. The infrared light transmitting optical fiber is produced by a process comprising preparing a core crystalline fiber having a high melting point and a high refractive index, forming around the core fiber a continuous layer of cladding crystal having a low melting point and a low refractive index, and subsequently forming a protective layer on the resulting step-index fiber.
Abstract:
Cladded halide optical fibres for infrared transmission are made by covering a two-part halide compound billet (15), comprising a core (10), and a sleeve (8), with a polymer layer (12), heating the assembly and drawing it through a die (14). The halide compound forming the sleeve (8) has a lower refractory index than the halide compound forming the billet core (10). A second polymer layer (31) can be provided between the respective halide compounds.
Abstract:
An optical fiber which is able to transmit high power infrared energy, and is flexible and long in life is described. The fiber consists essentially of a mixed crystal of 40 to 45 wt% of thallium bromide and the balance of thallium iodide, each having a purity not less than 99.9%. The fiber is free of any particles having a size not smaller than 1 µm.