Abstract:
The present invention relates to a transparent glass-ceramic material which includes a glass matrix and a crystalline phase of lanthanum fluoride crystals in the glass matrix, where the transparent glass-ceramic material contains no silica. The present invention further relates to a method of producing the transparent glass-ceramic material.
Abstract:
Described are optically active glass-ceramic articles. They are free from ZnO and ZnF2 exhibiting high optical clarity and containing essentially only one crystal phase consisting essentially, expressed in terms of mole percent, of and PrF at a concentration in the range of about 50 to 650 ppm; and, a transparent glass covering the surface of said elongated central member, but leaving exposed said first and second ends, consisting essentially, expressed in terms of weight percent on the oxide basis, of Doped with Pr, Er, and Dy they are especially useful as waveguide amplifiers and lasers.
Abstract:
Described are optically active glass-ceramic articles. They are free from ZnO and ZnF2 exhibiting high optical clarity and containing essentially only one crystal phase consisting essentially, expressed in terms of mole percent, of SiO2 20-35 PbF2 19-23 AlO? 10-20 YF3 3-7 CdF2 19-34 and PrF? at a concentration in the range of about 50 to 650 ppm; and, a transparent glass covering the surface of said elongated central member, but leaving exposed said first and second ends, consisting essentially, expressed in terms of weight percent on the oxide basis, of SiO2 23-30 B2O3 1-10 Al2O3 0-3 PbO 49-60 Li2O 0-1 Na2O 0-2 K2O 5-11 BaO 0-8 Doped with Pr, Er, and Dy they are especially useful as waveguide amplifiers and lasers.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a transparent glass-ceramic material which includes a glass matrix and a crystalline phase of lanthanum fluoride crystals in the glass matrix, where the transparent glass-ceramic material contains no silica. The present invention further relates to a method of producing the transparent glass-ceramic material.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a fluorinated rare earth doped glass composition and method for making a glass-ceramic optical article therefrom, e.g. optical fiber waveguides, fiber lasers and active fiber amplifiers, having application in the 1300 nm and 1550 nm telecommunications windows. The inventive compositions include Pr3+ and/or Dy3+ in a concentration range of between 300 - 2,000 ppmw and Ag+ in a concentration range of between 500 - 2,000 ppmw; or Er3+ in a concentration range of between 500 - 5,000 ppmw and Ag+ in a concentration range of between 0 - 2,000 ppmw. The monovalent silver ion provides an ionic charge balanced glass-ceramic crystal. These compositions exhibit reduced or absent rare earth ion clustering and fluorescence quenching effects in the presence of high concentrations of rare earth ion dopants.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a device for measuring a current in a magnetic field which includes a glass article (3) wherein the glass may be an oxyfluoride glass or a bismuth oxide glass having a photoelastic coefficient of from -0.2 to 0.2 at 546 nm. Further, the present invention relates to a method of measuring currents.
Abstract:
Devices are made comprising a tin-phosphorous oxyfluoride glass, which has been exposed to light, preferably shorter in wavelength than the absorption edge of the glass, to change the refractive index change of the glass. The glasses can be used to form planar and fiber devices, including core/clad structures for guiding light.