Abstract:
An optical waveguide including a core having silica, Al, a non-fluorescent rare-earth ion, Ge, Er, and Tm. The non-fluorescent rare-earth ion may be La. Exemplary compositions concentrations are Er is from 15 ppm to 3000 ppm, Al is from 0.5 mol% to 12 mol%, La is less than or equal to 2 mol%, Tm is from 15 ppm to 10,000 ppm; and the Ge is less than or equal to 15 mol%. The core may further include F. An exemplary concentration of F is less than or equal to 6 anion mol%.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an optical article including the steps of providing a substrate tube; forming one or more cladding layers inside the substrate tube, the one or more cladding layers including an innermost cladding layer; forming a concentric fluorine reservoir adjacent to the innermost cladding layer; and forming a core adjacent to the fluorine reservoir and concentric with the one or more outer cladding layers. The fluorine concentration in the fluorine reservoir is higher than the fluorine concentration in either the core or the innermost cladding layer.
Abstract:
An improved sol-gel process is disclosed for producing a synthetic silica glass article, in which a sol is formed having a silica loading as high as 34 to 40 %. This high loading is achieved by introducing an aqueous colloidal silica suspension into a silicon alkoxide solution and slowly stirring the mixture together, during which time the mixture hydrolyzes and the colloidal suspension is broken down by chemical reaction. This produces a hydrolyzed sol incorporating a suspension of very fine aggregates of colloidal particles, having particle sizes less than about 10 microns. The need for a stabilizing agent and/or continuous ultra-sonicating or violently stirring the sol is eliminated. One application of the process of the invention is in making silica photoblanks exhibiting very high optical transmission at UV wavelengths. For such applications, the silica powder is purified using a chlorination step prior to its being made into the aqueous colloidal silica suspension. In addition, warpage of the silica photoblanks is avoided by using silicon carbide plates as weights during sintering.
Abstract:
A quartz glass doped with rare earth element, aluminium and further fluorine, and endowed with various characteristics such as practicable luminescent properties, high amplification gain, achievement of wider band, size reduction of elements, fusibility and connectivity of quartz glasses with each other, and so forth. This glass is not accompanied with crystallization inherent in this type of doped quartz glass in the course of its producton, so that it is transparent of course and contains no residual bubbles. Since the production process comprises a combination of a technique for forming a porous glass with a method of solution impregnation, it is possible to produce readily a quartz glass doped with both rare earth element and aluminum, having high purity and excellent transparency, and being useful as an active optical element.
Abstract:
The objective of the present invention is to provide a wavelength-selective transparent glass product such that light in a specific wavelength domain can be transmitted, and the transmittance is low for light with a wavelength shorter than the specific wavelength domain. The present invention relates to the wavelength-selective transparent glass product whereof the light transmittance T 315 nm exclusive to 400 nm inclusive at wavelengths from 315 nm exclusive to 400 nm inclusive is 1% or higher, and the light transmittance T 315 nm or less at 315 nm or shorter wavelengths is 60% or less.
Abstract:
A high silica glass composition comprising about 82 to about 99.9999 wt. % SiO2 and from about 0.0001 to about 18 wt. % of at least one dopant selected from Al2O3, CeO2, TiO2, La2O3, Y2O3, Nd2O3, other rare earth oxides, and mixtures of two or more thereof. The glass composition has a working point temperature ranging from 600 to 2,000° C. These compositions exhibit stability similar to pure fused quartz, but have a moderate working temperature to enable cost effective fabrication of pharmaceutical packages. The glass is particularly useful as a packaging material for pharmaceutical applications, such as, for example pre-filled syringes, ampoules and vials.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a doped SiO 2 slurry in which an SiO2 suspension is brought into interaction with at least one doping solution, wherein the SiO2 suspension and/or the doping solution act on one another in the form of an atomised spray, the average droplet diameter of which is in the range between 10 μm and 100 μm. The invention further relates to the use of an SiO2 slurry doped by the atomised spray method for the production of doped quartz glass, particularly for the production of laser-active quartz glass.
Abstract:
A quartz glass that as a jig material for plasma reaction employed in the production of semiconductors, excels in plasma corrosion resistance, especially corrosion resistance to F based plasma gas, and that can be used without causing any abnormality of silicon wafer; a relevant quartz glass jig; and a process for producing them. There is provided a quartz glass comprising two or more types of metal elements in a total amount of 0.1 to 20 wt.%, wherein the metal elements are composed of a first metal element consisting of at least one member selected from among those of Group 3B of the periodic table and a second metal element consisting of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, lanthanoids and actinoids, with the proviso that the maximum concentration of each of second metal elements is = 2.0 wt.%.