Abstract:
A plasma torch (40) deposits silica on a target rod (30). The torch (40) traverses along the lathe (24) multiple times, so as to build up the preform (34).
Abstract:
An article of relatively pure silica, and a furnace (50) and method of producing the article. The article is produced by collecting molten silica particles (30) in a refractory furnace (50) in which at least a portion of the refractory (32) has been exposed to a halogen-containing gas to react with contaminating metal ions in the refractory (32).
Abstract:
The projection lithographic method for producing integrated circuits and forming patterns with extremely small feature dimensions includes an illumination sub-system (36) for producing and directing an extreme ultraviolet soft x-ray radiation lambda from an extreme ultraviolet soft x-ray source (38); a mask stage (22) illuminated by the extreme ultraviolet soft x-ray radiation lambda produced by illumination stage and the mask stage (22) includes a pattern when illuminated by radiation lambda . A protection sub-system includes reflective multilayer coated Ti doped high purity SiO2 glass defect free surface (32) and printed media subject wafer which has a radiation sensitive surface.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a process for forming a preform suitable for consolidation to a glass blank for producing an optical waveguide fiber. The preform comprises a core portion and an inner cladding layer surrounding the core portion and contains SiO2 and TiO2. A portion of the TiO2 in the preform is in a crystalline form that is predominantly rutile. In addition to SiO2 and TiO2, the preform contains an additive compound that is preferentially sacrificed instead of TiO2 when the preform is consolidated. The process includes oxidizing Si and Ti containing compounds as well as a precursor of the additive compound to form SiO2, TiO2, and the additive compound. The preform containing these materials is then formed. In addition, the preform can be converted to a glass blank by consolidation of the preform.
Abstract:
In order to reduce the degree of relaxation after an optical substrate has been compacted, in particular after a longer period, substrates (51) or reflective optical elements (50), in particular for EUV lithography, with substrates (51) of this type, are proposed. These substrates (51), which have a surface region (511) with a reflective coating (54), are characterised in that, at least near to the surface region (511), the titanium-doped quartz glass has a proportion of Si—O—O—Si bonds of at least 1*1016/cm3 and/or a proportion of Si—Si bonds of at least 1*1016/cm3 or, along a notional line (513) perpendicular to the surface region (511), over a length (517) of 500 nm or more, a hydrogen content of more than 5×1018 molecules/cm3.
Abstract:
A method of forming an optical component includes depositing slurry that includes glass powder material onto a facesheet and fusing the glass powder material to a facesheet to form a first core material layer on the facesheet. The method also includes successively fusing glass powder material in a plurality of additional core material layers to build a core material structure on the facesheet. The method can include selectively depositing slurry including glass powder material over only a portion of at least one of the facesheet, the first core material layer, and/or the one of the additional core material layers. Depositing the slurry can include extruding the slurry from an extruder.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a method of making an optical fiber with improved bend performance, the optical fiber having a core and at least one cladding layer, and a chlorine content in the in the last layer of the at least one cladding layer that is greater than 500 ppm by weight. The fiber is prepared using a mixture of a carrier gas, a gaseous chlorine source material and a gaseous reducing agent during the sintering of the last or outermost layer of the at least one cladding layer. The inclusion of the reducing gas into a mixture of the carrier gas and gaseous chlorine material reduces oxygen-rich defects that results in at least a 20% reduction in TTP during hydrogen aging testing.
Abstract:
Layered glass structures and fabrication methods are described. The methods include depositing soot on a dense glass substrate to form a composite structure and sintering the composite structure to form a layered glass structure. The dense glass substrate may be derived from an optical fiber preform that has been modified to include a planar surface. The composite structure may include one or more soot layers. The layered glass structure may be formed by combining multiple composite structures to form a stack, followed by sintering and fusing the stack. The layered glass structure may further be heated to softening and drawn to control linear dimensions. The layered glass structure or drawn layered glass structure may be configured as a planar waveguide.
Abstract:
Titania-doped quartz glass is manufactured by mixing a silicon-providing reactant gas and a titanium-providing reactant gas, preheating the reactant gas mixture at 200-400° C., and subjecting the mixture to oxidation or flame hydrolysis. A substrate of the glass is free of concave defects having a volume of at least 30,000 nm3 in an effective region of the EUV light-reflecting surface and is suited for use in the EUV lithography.
Abstract:
Ultralow expansion titania-silica glass. The glass has high hydroxyl content and optionally include one or more dopants. Representative optional dopants include boron, alkali elements, alkaline earth elements or metals such as Nb, Ta, Al, Mn, Sn Cu and Sn. The glass is prepared by a process that includes steam consolidation to increase the hydroxyl content. The high hydroxyl content or combination of dopant(s) and high hydroxyl content lowers the fictive temperature of the glass to provide a glass having a very low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), low fictive temperature (Tf), and low expansivity slope.