公开(公告)号：US20090142547A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-04

申请号：US12261586

申请日：2008-10-30

Applicant: Steven Roy Burdette ,  James Gerard Fagan ,  Daniel Raymond Sempolinski ,  Pattarin McLaren

Inventor： Steven Roy Burdette ,  James Gerard Fagan ,  Daniel Raymond Sempolinski ,  Pattarin McLaren

IPC: B32B17/00 ,  C03B23/00

CPC classification number: C03B19/1469 ,  C03B23/051 ,  C03B2201/04 ,  C03C23/0075 ,  Y10T428/24314

Abstract: A method of making a fused silica plate includes providing a fused silica blank having a length, a longitudinal axis, and an outer diameter. The method further includes forming a slot in the fused silica blank which extends from the outer diameter to a location at or offset from a center of the fused silica blank and is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fused silica blank. The slot is defined by a concave surface located at or offset from the center of the fused silica blank, a first side surface extending between a first edge of the concave surface and the outer diameter of the fused silica blank, and a second side surface extending between a second edge of the concave surface and the outer diameter of the fused silica blank. At least one of the first and second side surfaces are connected to the concave surface by a chamfered surface. The method further includes rolling out the fused silica blank having the slot to form a fused silica plate.

Abstract translation: 制造熔融石英板的方法包括提供具有长度，纵轴和外径的熔融石英坯料。 该方法还包括在熔融二氧化硅毛坯中形成从外径延伸到熔融二氧化硅毛坯的中心处或偏离熔融二氧化硅毛坯中心的位置并且基本上平行于熔融二氧化硅毛坯的纵向轴线的槽。 狭槽由位于熔融二氧化硅毛坯的中心或偏离的凹面限定，第一侧表面在凹面的第一边缘和熔融石英坯的外径之间延伸，第二侧表面延伸 在凹面的第二边缘和熔融二氧化硅毛坯的外径之间。 第一和第二侧表面中的至少一个通过倒角表面连接到凹面。 该方法还包括将具有该槽的熔融石英坯料推出以形成熔融石英板。

公开(公告)号：US07524780B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-28

申请号：US11046435

申请日：2005-01-28

Applicant: Laura J. Ball ,  Bruno P. M. Baney ,  Dana C. Bookbinder ,  Keith L. House ,  Rostislav R. Khrapko ,  Lisa A. Moore ,  Susan L. Schiefelbein

Inventor： Laura J. Ball ,  Bruno P. M. Baney ,  Dana C. Bookbinder ,  Keith L. House ,  Rostislav R. Khrapko ,  Lisa A. Moore ,  Susan L. Schiefelbein

IPC: C03C13/04 ,  C03C3/076 ,  C03C3/06

CPC classification number: C03C3/06 ,  C03B37/01211 ,  C03B37/01228 ,  C03B37/01426 ,  C03B37/01807 ,  C03B37/01861 ,  C03B37/01892 ,  C03B2201/03 ,  C03B2201/04 ,  C03B2201/07 ,  C03B2201/075 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2201/28 ,  C03B2201/31 ,  C03B2201/32 ,  C03B2201/50 ,  C03B2201/54 ,  C03B2203/26 ,  C03B2207/30 ,  C03B2207/90 ,  C03C25/602 ,  C03C25/607 ,  C03C25/68 ,  C03C2201/11 ,  C03C2201/23 ,  C03C2201/50 ,  C03C2203/50 ,  G02B6/02

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.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种通过将碱金属扩散到玻璃制品的表面中形成掺杂碱金属氧化物的光纤的方法。 石英玻璃制品可以是管或棒的形式，或者是管或棒的集合。 含有碱金属的二氧化硅玻璃制品和可能已经无意地扩散到玻璃制品中的杂质被蚀刻到足以除去杂质的深度。 石英玻璃制品可以进一步加工以形成完整的光纤预型件。 当预成型件被拉入光纤时，表现出低的衰减。

公开(公告)号：US20070277555A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-06

申请号：US11833397

申请日：2007-08-03

Applicant: Keigo HINO

Inventor： Keigo HINO

IPC: C03B19/06 ,  C03B19/00 ,  C03C3/06

CPC classification number: C03C3/06 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B2201/04 ,  C03B2201/23 ,  C03C2201/23

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a synthetic quartz glass, comprising: (a) depositing fine quartz glass particles synthesized by flame hydrolysis of a glass-forming material, on a substrate, to form a porous quartz glass base; (b) presintering the porous quartz glass base; (c) heat-treating the presintered porous quartz glass base by holding it under vacuum at a temperature in the range of from 1,100° C. to below the vitrification temperature for a certain time period; and (d) heating the thus heat-treated porous quartz glass base to a temperature not lower than the vitrification temperature to obtain a synthetic quartz glass. According to the process for synthetic quartz glass production of the invention, a synthetic quartz glass having a reduced OH group amount and a uniform OH group concentration can be obtained. From the synthetic quartz glass, an optical member having excellent optical properties can be obtained.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种生产合成石英玻璃的方法，包括：（a）在基材上沉积通过玻璃形成材料的火焰水解合成的精细石英玻璃颗粒，以形成多孔石英玻璃基底; （b）预烧结多孔石英玻璃基底; （c）通过将预烧结的多孔石英玻璃基板在1100℃至低于玻璃化温度的温度下在真空下进行一段时间的热处理; 和（d）将由此热处理的多孔石英玻璃基底加热至不低于玻璃化温度的温度，以获得合成石英玻璃。 根据本发明的合成石英玻璃的制造方法，可以得到OH基量少且OH基浓度均匀的合成石英玻璃。 可以从合成石英玻璃得到光学特性优异的光学部件。

公开(公告)号：US20070272685A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-29

申请号：US11578393

申请日：2005-04-05

Applicant: Andreas Schreiber ,  Bodo Kuehn ,  Franz-Josef Schilling ,  Erich Arnold ,  Hans-Dieter Witzke

Inventor： Andreas Schreiber ,  Bodo Kuehn ,  Franz-Josef Schilling ,  Erich Arnold ,  Hans-Dieter Witzke

IPC: H01J61/38

CPC classification number: C03B19/01 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B32/00 ,  C03B2201/03 ,  C03B2201/04 ,  C03B2201/07 ,  C03B2201/23 ,  C03C3/06

Abstract: In a known method, a quartz glass component is produced for a UV radiation source by melting SiO2-containing grain. Starting therefrom, to indicate an inexpensive method by means of which a quartz glass component is obtained that is characterized by high radiation resistance, it is suggested according to the invention that synthetically produced quartz crystals are molten to obtain a pre-product which consists of quartz glass containing hydroxyl groups in a number greater than the number of SiH groups, and that for the elimination of SiH groups the pre-product is subjected to an annealing treatment at a temperature of at least 850° C., whereby the quartz glass component is obtained. In the quartz glass component of the invention, the quartz glass is molten from synthetically produced quartz crystals, and it has a content of SiH groups of less than 5×1017 molecules/cm3.

Abstract translation: 在已知的方法中，通过熔化含SiO 2的晶粒来生产用于UV辐射源的石英玻璃组分。 从其开始，为了表明一种廉价的方法，通过该方法获得了以高耐辐射性为特征的石英玻璃组分，根据本发明提出，将合成的石英晶体熔融以获得由石英组成的预制品 含有数量大于SiH基数的羟基的玻璃，并且为了除去SiH基，将前产物在至少850℃的温度下进行退火处理，由此石英玻璃成分为 获得。 在本发明的石英玻璃组分中，石英玻璃从合成产生的石英晶体熔化，并且其SiH基含量小于5×10 17分子/ cm 3 / >。

公开(公告)号：US20060216527A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-28

申请号：US11088076

申请日：2005-03-23

Applicant: Joseph Fletcher

Inventor： Joseph Fletcher

IPC: C03B37/028 ,  B32B17/06

CPC classification number: C03B37/01211 ,  C03B2201/03 ,  C03B2201/04 ,  Y10T428/2913

Abstract: An optical fiber preform is assembled by inserting core rod segments axially end to end inside of a first glass overclad tube having a first, relatively low concentration of a given impurity that contributes to signal attenuation in an optical fiber to be drawn from the preform. The first overclad tube with the contained core rod segments are inserted in a second glass tube having a second concentration of the given impurity which is higher than the first concentration. The wall thickness of the first overclad tube is preferably less than that of the second overclad tube, thus reducing the amount of high purity glass needed to form the first overclad tube and attendant manufacturing costs. The core rod segments may include salvageable remnants from a single long core rod produced, for example, by vapor axial deposition (VAD).

Abstract translation: 通过将芯棒片段轴向端对端插入第一玻璃外包层管内装配光纤预制件，第一玻璃外包管具有第一相对低浓度的给定杂质，这有助于从预成型件中拉出的光纤中的信号衰减。 将具有所述芯棒段的第一外包管插入具有高于第一浓度的给定杂质的第二浓度的第二玻璃管中。 第一外包层管的壁厚优选小于第二外包层管的壁厚，从而减少形成第一外包层管所需的高纯度玻璃的量和伴随的制造成本。 芯棒段可以包括来自例如通过气相轴向沉积（VAD）产生的单个长芯棒的可补救残余物。

公开(公告)号：US20060191294A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-31

申请号：US10550049

申请日：2004-03-19

Applicant: Oliver Ganz ,  Ralph Sattmann ,  Jan Vydra

Inventor： Oliver Ganz ,  Ralph Sattmann ,  Jan Vydra

IPC: C03B37/025 ,  C03B37/02

CPC classification number: C03C3/06 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B19/1469 ,  C03B37/0124 ,  C03B37/01892 ,  C03B2201/04 ,  C03B2201/075 ,  Y10T428/13

Abstract: Known synthetic quartz glass tubes for the production of a preform have an inner bore with a surface layer produced without using tools in the molten state and an inner zone. The aim of the invention is to provide a tube which does not release any OH groups to the surroundings. For this purpose, the surface layer (30) has a thickness of 10 μm and an average OH content of not more than 5 ppm by weight and an average surface roughness Ra of not more than 0.1 μm. The inner zone (34) that starts on the surface layer (30) and terminates 10 μm before the outer wall has an average OH content of not more than 0.2 ppm by weight. A simple and inexpensive method for producing a quartz tube of the above type is to continuously draw a tube strand from a softened quartz glass mass in a vertical drawing process. A scavenging gas is circulated through the inner bore of the tube, said gas having a water content of less than 100 ppb per weight. The front end of the tube strand (19) is closed by a flow obstacle (26) that is permeable the scavenging gas and that reduces the amount of scavenging gas (23) flowing through.

Abstract translation: 用于生产预成型件的已知的合成石英玻璃管具有内孔，其具有在不使用处于熔融状态的工具和内部区域的情况下制备的表面层。 本发明的目的是提供一种不会向周围释放任何OH基团的管。 为此，表面层（30）的厚度为10μm，平均OH含量为5重量ppm以下，平均表面粗糙度R a a为0.1μm以下。 在表层（30）之前开始并在外壁具有不大于0.2重量ppm的平均OH含量之前终止10um的内部区域（34）。 用于生产上述类型的石英管的简单和便宜的方法是在垂直拉伸过程中连续地从软化的石英玻璃块抽取管束。 清除气体通过管的内孔循环，所述气体的含水量小于100ppb /重量。 管股（19）的前端由能够吸收清除气体的流动障碍物（26）封闭，并减少流过的清除气体（23）的量。

公开(公告)号：US20060137397A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11148504

申请日：2005-06-08

Applicant: Dana Bookbinder ,  Richard Fiacco ,  Kenneth Hrdina ,  Lisa Moore ,  Susan Schiefelbein

Inventor： Dana Bookbinder ,  Richard Fiacco ,  Kenneth Hrdina ,  Lisa Moore ,  Susan Schiefelbein

IPC: C03B20/00 ,  C03C3/06

CPC classification number: C03C3/06 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B19/1469 ,  C03B2201/03 ,  C03B2201/04 ,  C03B2201/07 ,  C03B2201/075 ,  C03B2201/21 ,  C03B2201/23 ,  C03C2201/11 ,  C03C2201/21 ,  C03C2201/23 ,  C03C2203/40 ,  C03C2203/54 ,  G03F7/70958

Abstract: Disclosed are high purity synthetic silica material having an internal transmission at 193 nm of at least 99.65%/cm and method of preparing such material. The material is also featured by a high compositional homogeneity in a plane transverse to the intended optical axis. The soot-to-glass process for making the material includes a step of consolidating the soot preform in the presence of H2O and/or O2.

Abstract translation: 公开了具有193nm以上的内透射率为至少99.65％/ cm 3的高纯度合成二氧化硅材料及其制备方法。 该材料的特征还在于横向于预期光轴的平面中具有高的组成均匀性。 用于制造材料的烟灰对玻璃工艺包括在H 2 O 2和/或O 2 2的存在下固化烟灰预制件的步骤。

公开(公告)号：US20050232571A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-20

申请号：US10517330

申请日：2003-03-27

Applicant: Heinz Fabian

Inventor： Heinz Fabian

IPC: G02B6/44 ,  C03B19/14 ,  C03B20/00 ,  C03B37/012 ,  G02B6/00

CPC classification number: C03C3/06 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B37/01205 ,  C03B2201/04 ,  C03C13/00

Abstract: Jacket tubes of synthetically produced quartz glass as a semi-finished product for producing an outer cladding glass layer of an optical fiber are generally known. The invention relates to an improvement of a jacket tube in terms of inexpensive producibility and of suitability as a semi-finished product for optical fibers having a low optical attenuation. According to the invention this object is achieved by a jacket tube in which the quartz glass has a content of metastable OH groups of less than 0.05 wt ppm and a content of anneal-stable OH groups of less than 0.05 wt ppm.

Abstract translation: 综合生产的石英玻璃作为制造光纤外包层玻璃层的半成品的护套管通常是已知的。 本发明涉及在廉价的可生产性和适用性方面改进套管作为具有低光衰减性的光纤的半成品。 根据本发明，该目的通过夹套管实现，其中石英玻璃具有小于0.05重量ppm的亚稳OH基团的含量和小于0.05重量ppm的退火稳定的OH基团的含量。

公开(公告)号：US20050176572A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-11

申请号：US10509029

申请日：2003-03-26

Applicant: Hideo Hosono ,  Kouichi Kajihara ,  Masahiro Hirano ,  Yoshiaki Ikuta ,  Shinya Kikukawa

Inventor： Hideo Hosono ,  Kouichi Kajihara ,  Masahiro Hirano ,  Yoshiaki Ikuta ,  Shinya Kikukawa

IPC: C03B20/00 ,  C03B8/04 ,  C03B19/14 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C23/00 ,  G02B1/02 ,  G03F7/20

CPC classification number: G03F7/70958 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B2201/04 ,  C03B2201/075 ,  C03B2201/21 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C23/0025 ,  C03C2201/21 ,  C03C2203/40 ,  C03C2203/50 ,  G02B1/02 ,  Y02P40/57

Abstract: Disclosed is a synthetic silica glass for use with light having a wavelength of 150 to 200 nm, which has an OH group at a concentration of less than 1 ppm, an oxygen-excess type defect at a concentration of 1×1016 defects/cm3 or less, a hydrogen molecule at a concentration of less than 1×1017 molecules/cm3, and a non-bridging oxygen radical at a concentration of 1×1016 radicals/cm3 or less in the state after the synthetic silica glass is irradiated with light of a xenon excimer lamp having an energy density of 10 mW/cm2 and 3 kJ/cm2 or with light of an F2 laser by 107 pulses at an energy density of 10 mJ/cm2/pulse. The synthetic silica glass can exhibit excellent resistance to ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 150 to 190 nm when incorporated in a device using ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 150 to 190 nm as a light source.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种合成石英玻璃，其用于波长为150至200nm的光，其具有浓度小于1ppm的OH基，浓度为1×10 16的氧过量型缺陷， SUP>缺陷/ cm 3以下，浓度小于1×10 17分子/ cm 3的氢分子， 在合成石英玻璃用具有能量密度的氙准分子灯的光照射之后的状态下，以1×10 16个/ cm 3以下的浓度桥接氧自由基 10mW / cm 2和3kJ / cm 2的光，或者具有10 2激光的光的10 / >脉冲，能量密度为10mJ / cm 2 /脉冲。 合成石英玻璃当掺入使用波长为150〜190nm的紫外光的装置中作为光源时，可以表现出优异的抗紫外线，波长为150〜190nm。

公开(公告)号：US20050120751A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-09

申请号：US10959331

申请日：2004-10-07

Applicant: Dennis Simons ,  Jelle Terpsma ,  Frans Gooijer

Inventor： Dennis Simons ,  Jelle Terpsma ,  Frans Gooijer

IPC: C03B37/014 ,  C03B37/018

CPC classification number: C03B37/01807 ,  C03B37/01413 ,  C03B37/0183 ,  C03B2201/04 ,  C03B2201/075

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a preform for optical fibres, wherein deposition of glass-forming compounds on the substrate takes place. The present invention furthermore relates to a method for manufacturing optical fibres, wherein one end of a solid preform is heated, after which an optical fibre is drawn from said heated end.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于制造光纤预制棒的方法，其中玻璃化合物在基片上的沉积发生。 本发明还涉及一种制造光纤的方法，其中固体预成型件的一端被加热，之后从所述加热端拉出光纤。