Abstract:
A tube (36) is connected to a different tube (27). A rod (22) is put in the different tube (27). Soot (28) is deposited on the outside of the different tube (27). A gas (55) is made to flow through the different tube (27). This structure (32) is then collapsed thereby creating an optical fiber preform.
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PURPOSE: A multi-mode optical fiber having a refractive-index profile, an optical communication system using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided to obtain a multi-mode optical fiber applicable to a wide range of wavelength at a specific transmission rate. CONSTITUTION: Two or more dopants are used for forming a gradient index core. The concentration of the dopants gradually changes in a radial direction. The concentration of the dopants on a fiber axis is less than the concentration of the dopants in an optical guide core region. Fiber has a core diameter of 50 micrometers and a numerical aperture of 0.18-0.2. The transmission capacity of fiber having a length of 2000m or greater is 1 Gbit/sec or greater in a wavelength band having a width of 100 nanometer or greater in a wavelength range including 1300 nanometers.
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PURPOSE: A multi-mode optical fiber having a diffraction index profile, an optical communication system using the same, and a manufacturing method for the optical fiber are provided to improve selective transmission capability by increasing a bandwidth at a specific wavelength range. CONSTITUTION: A multi-mode optical fiber having a diffraction index profile includes a light-guiding core enclosed by more than one cladding layer. The transmission capability of the multi-mode optical fiber is higher than 1Gbits/sec over a wavelength range having a point 1300nm therein and a width greater than 100nm. Alternatively, the transmission capability of the multi-mode optical fiber is higher than 10Gbits/sec over a wavelength range having a point 850nm therein and a width greater than 50nm.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: An optical fiber preform with layered hydroxyl group(-OH) barriers comprising different composition is provided, which has increased core diameter due to decreased thickness of hydroxyl barriers, and decreased deposition temperature and time for the prevention of shrinkage of quartz tube compared with conventional optical fiber preform. CONSTITUTION: The optical fiber preform which is characterized by having OH group barriers between clad and quartz tube comprises the parts of: a circular quartz tube(240) as a substrate for forming an optical fiber preform(220); a first barrier(233), deposited on the inner circumference of the tube made of SiO2 for preventing hydroxyl groups from infiltrating to the inside of the preform; a second barrier(232) made of P2O5 or B2O3 + SiO2, deposited on the first barrier which has infiltration coefficient higher than that of the first and third barriers; a third barrier(231) made of SiO2, deposited on the inner circumference of the tube for preventing hydroxyl groups through the second barrier from infiltrating to the core; a clad(222) deposited between third barrier and core; a core(221) in the center of the preform.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: An oxide structure usable for an optical waveguide and a method of forming the oxide structure are provided to produce a plurality of substrates coated with oxide film in a short time. CONSTITUTION: Gaseous reactants are introduced into each of the chambers(20,30,40) through gas lines. Once reactants have been introduced in a chamber, a chemical reaction is proceeded and the product of that reaction forms a layer or film of material on the exposed surface of the substrate that is moving through the chamber on a conveyor belt(50). In order to isolate the chambers(20,30,40) from each other and to allow for separate chemical reactions to occur in each of the chambers(20,30,40), sets of curtains(70) are preferably positioned between the chambers(20,30,40) and inert gas lines(80) pump inert gas between the chambers(20,30,40). The inert gas typically flows through the curtains(70) and into one of the chambers(20,30,40), thereby forcing all of the gaseous reactants to remain in the chambers into which the gaseous reactants were introduced.
Abstract:
The manufacture of glass films on substrates involves the flame reaction of an aerosol comprised of droplets of a solution containing all the precursors for the glass. A solution containing the precursors for all oxide components is atomized, and the resulting droplets are reacted in a flame to form spherical glass particles which are deposited on a heated substrate. By moving the substrate through the flame, a homogeneous deposit is achieved. Subsequent heat treatment in a furnace sinters the porous particle layer into a clear glass. The method has been successfully employed for the formation of sodium borosilicate glass films on silicon substrates and rare earth-doped multicomponent glass films for active devices.
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PURPOSE: A method for producing preform for optical fiber doped with rare earth material is provided to accomplish high-efficient energy conversion, to control concentration of rare earth element and proper codopant independent on each other and to set combination of high level dopant to increase the energy conversion efficiency. CONSTITUTION: The method is to prepare preform of optical fiber doped with rare earth material by several steps comprising vaporization depositing porous silica soot layer onto surface of inner side of silica based substrate tube; making precipitation of the soot layer into a saturated solution containing at least one rare earth element and codopant element; drying the precipitated soot layer from the solution with stream of chlorine and inert gas; oxidizing the rare earth and codopant elements at the oxidation temperature to obtain oxides of both elements; and reclaiming the soot layer with glass layer.
Abstract:
A doped silica-titania (“DST”) glass article that includes a glass article having a glass composition comprising a silica-titania base glass containing titania at 7 to 14 wt. % and a balance of silica, and a dopant selected from the group consisting of (a) F at 0.7 to 1.5 wt. %, (b) B2O3 at 1.5 to 5 wt. %, (c) OH at 1000 to 3000 ppm, and (d) B2O3 at 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % and OH at 100 to 1400 ppm. The glass article has an expansivity slope of less than about 1.3 ppb/K2 at 20° C. For DST glass articles doped with F or B2O3, the OH level can be held to less than 10 ppm, or less than 100 ppm, respectively. In many aspects, the DST glass articles are substantially free of titania in crystalline form.
Abstract:
According to some embodiments method for making an optical fiber preform comprises the steps of: (i) placing a plurality of rods with an outer surface having a coefficient of friction 0.02≦COF≦0.3 into an inner cavity of an apparatus; (ii) placing particulate glass material in the inner cavity between the rods and an inner wall of the mold cavity; and (iii) applying pressure against the particulate glass material to press the particulate glass material against the plurality of rods.
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A method for adjusting an etchability of a first borosilicate glass by heating the first borosilicate glass; combining the first borosilicate glass with a second borosilicate glass to form a composite; and etching the composite with an etchant. A material having a protrusive phase and a recessive phase, where the protrusive phase protrudes from the recessive phase to form a plurality of nanoscale surface features, and where the protrusive phase and the recessive phase have the same composition.