Abstract:
A method of molding a synthetic silica glass molded body by accommodating a synthetic silica glass block in a mold provided with a pressing portion, and by pressing the block while heating, the method comprising: a step of washing the synthetic silica glass block so that a concentration of copper which is present on the surface of the synthetic silica glass block is 2 ng/cm2 or less, and so that a concentration of aluminium thereon is 10 ng/cm2 or less, before accommodating the synthetic silica glass block in the mold; a step of heating high purity carbon powders in which a content of copper is 40 wt.ppb or less and a content of aluminium is 100 wt.ppb or less at a temperature condition of 1200° C. to 1900° C.; a step of heating the mold at a temperature condition of 1700° C. to 1900° C.; a step of applying the high purity carbon powders after the heating step on the inner surface of the mold after the heating step, before accommodating the synthetic silica glass block in the mold; and a step of molding the synthetic silica glass block in a predetermined form by pressing the block by means of the pressing portion while heating so as to the temperature of the block can be within a hold temperature range of 1500° C. to 1700° C., after accommodating the washed synthetic silica glass block in the mold.
Abstract translation:一种通过将合成石英玻璃块容纳在具有按压部分的模具中并通过在加热时加压块来成型合成石英玻璃成型体的方法,所述方法包括:洗涤合成石英玻璃块,使得 存在于合成石英玻璃块的表面上的铜的浓度在将合成石英玻璃块容纳在模具中之前为2ng / cm 2以下,使其上的铝浓度为10ng / cm 2以下。 在1200℃至1900℃的温度条件下,加热铜含量为40重量ppm以下,铝含量为100重量ppm以下的高纯度碳粉末的工序。 在1700℃至1900℃的温度条件下加热模具的步骤。 在将合成石英玻璃块容纳在模具中之后,在加热步骤之后将高纯度碳粉末加热到模具的内表面之后的步骤; 以及通过在加热的同时通过按压部分压块而使预定形式的合成石英玻璃块成型的步骤,使得块的温度可以在1500℃至1700℃的保持温度范围内 在将洗涤的合成石英玻璃块容纳在模具中之后。
Abstract:
A fused silica glass article having a low absolute refractive index and low concentrations of hydroxyl groups, halogens, and metal having a low absolute refractive index. The glass article contains less than about 10 ppm protium-containing and deuterium-containing hydroxyl groups by weight and less than about 20 ppm halogens by weight. The silica glass article also has an absolute refractive index (ARI) less than or equal to 1.560820. In one embodiment, the ARI of the fused silica article is achieved by lowering the fictive temperature of the fused silica. A method of lowering the fictive temperature is also described.
Abstract:
Disclosed are high purity synthetic silica glass material having a high OH concentration homogeneity in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, and process of making the same. The glass has high refractive index homogeneity. The glass can have high internal transmission of at least 99.65%/cm at 193 nm. The process does not require a post-sintering homogenization step. The controlling factors for high compositional homogeneity, thus high refractive index homogeneity, include high initial local soot density uniformity in the soot preform and slow sintering, notably isothermal treatment during consolidation.
Abstract:
A fused silica glass having a composition for use in bulk IR optical applications. The fused silica glass has a OH concentration of less than 5 ppm (parts per million) by weight and an absorbance of less than about 50 ppm/cm at a wavelength of about 1.3 μm. A method of making the fused silica glass is also described.
Abstract:
Subjects for the invention are to obtain a quartz powder having a high purity and high quality and a process for producing the same and to obtain a glass molding formed by melting and molding the powder and extremely reduced in bubble inclusion.The invention provides a quartz powder, preferably a synthetic quartz powder obtained by the sol-gel method, which, upon heating from room temperature to 1,700° C., generates gases in which the amount of CO is 300 nl/g or smaller and the amount of CO2 is 30 nl/g or smaller.
Abstract:
Process for the production of monoliths of glass by means of the sol-gel process, comprising the following steps: a) dispersion in water of an oxide prepared by the pyrogenic route, b) hydrolysis of an alkoxide in aqueous solution to form a hydrolysate, c) mixing of the hydrolysate of the alkoxide with the oxide prepared by the pyrogenic route to form a colloidal sol, d) optional removal of coarse contents from the colloidal sol, e) gelling of the colloidal sol in a mould, f) replacement of the water contained in the resulting aerogel by an organic solvent, g) drying of the aerogel, h) heat treatment of the dried aerogel.
Abstract:
High-purity pyrogenically prepared silicon dioxide having metal contents of less than 9 ppm is prepared by reacting a silicon tetrachloride having a metal content of less than 30 ppb by means of flame hydrolysis. The silicon dioxide can be utilized for the manufacture of high-purity glasses by means of the sol-gel process, which show a high-homogenity. It can be used for the production of shaped articles, which can be used as performs for the optical fiber spinning.
Abstract:
Subjects for the invention are to obtain a quartz powder having a high purity and high quality and a process for producing the same and to obtain a glass molding formed by melting and molding the powder and extremely reduced in bubble inclusion.The invention provides a quartz powder, preferably a synthetic quartz powder obtained by the sol-gel method, which, upon heating from room temperature to 1,700° C., generates gases in which the amount of CO is 300 nl/g or smaller and the amount of CO2 is 30 nl/g or smaller.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide an optical fiber manufacturing method and an optical fiber in which an increase in the transmission loss is suppressed by preventing hydroxyl group from entering near the core portion.This invention provides a method for manufacturing an optical fiber 10 including forming a glass pipe 16 by applying a ring portion 15 on the inner face of a starting pipe 14 as a starting material, inserting a glass rod 13 that becomes a central core portion 11 and a depressed portion 12 into the inside of the glass pipe 16, integrating the glass pipe 16 and the glass rod 13 by collapse to form a glass body 17, forming a preform 10a by providing a jacket portion 18 outside the glass body 17, and drawing the preform 10a, wherein the thickness of the starting pipe 14 is set in a range from 4 mm to 8 mm.
Abstract:
A method of forming an alkali metal oxide-doped optical fiber by diffusing an alkali metal into a surface of a glass article is disclosed. The silica glass article may be in the form of a tube or a rod, or a collection of tubes or rods. The silica glass article containing the alkali metal, and impurities that may have been unintentionally diffused into the glass article, is etched to a depth sufficient to remove the impurities. The silica glass article may be further processed to form a complete optical fiber preform. The preform, when drawn into an optical fiber, exhibits a low attenuation.