Abstract:
Disclosed herein are methods for forming an optical fiber preform using organic silica and germania precursors. The method includes depositing soot composed of germanium dioxide and silica on a substrate, removing the substrate, conducting a dehydration step and one or more heating steps under an oxygen-containing atmosphere to form the preform. Also disclosed are optical fibers drawn from the preforms produced herein.
Abstract:
A silica-based substrate includes a glass phase and a dispersed phase having carbon, such that the silica-based substrate has a thickness of at least 10 µm. Also disclosed is a method of forming a silica-based substrate, the method including contacting a porous silica soot preform with an organic solution having at least one hydrocarbon precursor to form a doped silica soot preform and heating the doped silica soot preform in an inert atmosphere to form the silica-based substrate.
Abstract:
According to embodiments, a method of making a microstructured glass article 100 includes bundling M bare optical fibers in a fiber bundle, wherein M is an integer greater than 100. Thereafter, the fiber bundle may be inserted in a cavity of a soot preform. The soot preform may have a density of less than or equal to 1.5 g/cm3 and comprise silica-based glass soot. The soot preform and inserted fiber bundle may then be consolidated to form a microstructured glass article preform. The microstructured glass article preform may then be drawn into the microstructured glass article 100 comprising M core elements 102 embedded in a cladding matrix 104.
Abstract:
A multicore fiber is provided that includes a plurality of elliptical cores spaced apart from one another. Each of the plurality of elliptical cores has an elliptical shape. The multicore fiber also includes a cladding surrounding the plurality of elliptical cores.
Abstract:
A method is provided that includes: forming a low-index trench region (112) with a first density; forming an inner barrier layer (116a) comprising silica around the trench region at a second density greater than the first density; depositing silica-based soot around the first barrier layer to form an overclad region (114) at a third density less than the second density; inserting a core cane (102) into a trench-overclad structure; forming an outer barrier layer (116b) comprising silica in an outer portion of the overclad region at a fourth density greater than the third density; flowing a down dopant-containing gas through the trench-overclad structure (110) to dope the trench region with the down dopant, and wherein the barrier layers (116a,116b) mitigate diffusion of the down-dopant into the overclad region (114); and consolidating the trench-overclad and the core cane. A method of making a consolidated trench-overclad structure with inner and outer barrier layers is also provided.
Abstract:
Multicore optical fibers are disclosed that have randomly arranged cores within a cladding matrix. In some cases, the cores are defined by air lines formed in a glass matrix. The cores can have an edge-to-edge spacing designed so that the multicore optical fiber operates in either a weak-coupling regime or a strong-coupling regime. Imaging systems and optical fiber communication systems that utilize the multicore fibers disclosed here are also presented.
Abstract:
A method of forming an optical fiber includes the steps of forming a soot blank of a silica-based cladding material, wherein the soot blank has a top surface and a bulk density of between 0.8 g/cm2 and 1.6 g/cm3. At least one hole is drilled in the top surface of the soot blank. At least one core cane member is positioned in the at least one hole. The soot blank and at least one soot core cane member are consolidated to form a consolidated preform. The consolidated preform is drawn into an optical fiber.
Abstract translation:形成光纤的方法包括以下步骤:形成二氧化硅基包层材料的烟灰坯,其中烟炱坯具有0.8g / cm 2至1.6g / cm 3的顶表面和堆积密度。 在烟灰空白的顶面上至少钻一个孔。 至少一个芯棒部件位于至少一个孔中。 烟炱坯料和至少一个烟灰芯甘蔗构件被固结以形成固结的预成型件。 将固结的预成型件拉入光纤中。