Abstract:
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a preform for a fluoride glass fiber. Cooling means (13) and a liquid reservoir (14) are provided in association with a cylindrical vessel (1) open at both ends, and a crucible open (3) at both ends is disposed in the cylindrical vessel. Glass for clad and for core (2,4) are loaded into the cylindrical vessel and the crucible, respectively, with their lower open ends plugged, and are made molten. The clad glass melt is then cooled and when the outer portion of the clad glass melt has solidified with its inner portion still molten; the plugged lower open ends of the cylindrical vessel and the crucible are opened to let the inner portion of the clad glass melt run out into the liquid reservoir, and to introduce the core glass melt into the void from which the clad glass melt has run out. The glass is then cooled and solidified in its entirety, thereby forming a core-clad layer structure.
Abstract:
The process of manufacturing optical fibres for transmission in the medium infrared employs metal fluorides and chlorides obtained by the vapour-phase reaction, started at ambient temperature by UV radiation, between an organo-metallic compound and a fluorine or chlorine containing reactant. The apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided.
Abstract:
A method of forming a nanowire is disclosed. In one embodiment, a primary preform is formed comprising at least one central region and a support structure. The primary preform is then drawn to a cane, which is then inserted into an outer portion, to form a secondary preform. The secondary preform is then drawn until the at least one central portion is a nanowire. The method can produce nanowires of far greater length than existing methods, and can reduce the likelihood of damaging the nanowire when handling.
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To manufacture an optical fiber for infrared rays with a small loss due to scattering by coating a core of ZrF4 glass having a specified composition with a layer of fluoride glass having a specified composition and by carrying out drawing at the m.p. of the core or above. CONSTITUTION:ZrF4 glass 2 having a composition consisting of, by mole, 50- 70% ZrF4, 25-40% BaF2, 0-10% LnF3 (Ln is Y or a rare earth element), 0- 8% AlF3 and 0-8% one or more among LiF, NaF and PbF2 and fluoride glass 1 consisting of 25-50% AlF3, 30-60% one or more among BaF2, SrF2, CaF2 and MgF2, 0-25% LnF3 (Ln is Y or a rare earth element) and 0-10% one or more among PbF2, LiF and NaF are put in a crucible 5 so that a core of the glass 2 is coated with a layer of the glass 1, and they are heated with a heater 6 to the m.p. of the core 2 or above at which the layer 1 shows viscosity suitable for drawing. Drawing is then carried out, and the resulting fiber is wound around a winding drum 8 through a capstan 7.
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To manufacture the titled glass having a very low concn. of OH groups, by pretreating finely powdered starting materials for fluoride glass with HF, F3, BF3, CF4, Cl2, CCl4 or SOCl2 and by melting the pretreated materials with an electric furnace. CONSTITUTION:Finely powdered starting materials 10 for fluoride glass are charged into a platinum crucible 2, and the crucible 2 is mounted on a stage 8. A cover 3 is put on the crucible 2, and a pipe attached to the cover 3 is connected to an exhaust system. A platinum crucible 6 is mounted on a crucible stand 7 below an electric furnace 1, and the stand 7 is moved upward to insert the crucible 6 into the crucible 2. After heating the materials 10 with the furnace 1, a gas for an OH group removing reaction is introduced from a pipe 4 to cause said reaction. HF, F2, BF3, CF4, Cl2, CCl4 or SOCl2 is used as the gas. After finishing the reaction, the materials 10 freed of OH groups are melted by heating with the furnace 1 and allowed to flow in the crucible 6 through holes 11. The resulting molten glass is cast in a casting mold, annealed in the mold, and slowly cooled to manufacture a fluoride glass preform.