Abstract:
An infrared fiber of a silver chloride clad silver bromide core fabricated by an extrusion process in which both core and cladding are extruded.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing an infrared transmitting fiber (50) comprising the steps of providing a preform (20) of the infrared transmitting fiber (50) to be produced, said preform (20) comprising a receptacle, which is the precursor of the fiber's cladding, and a solid solution provided inside said receptacle, said solid solution being the precursor of the fiber's core; heating the fiber's preform (20) up to a temperature in which the receptacle softens and the solid solution melts; collecting the flow generated by the softened receptacle; drawing the fiber (50) from the collected flow.
Abstract:
A photonic band gap fiber and method of making thereof is provided. The fiber is made of a non-silica-based glass and has a longitudinal central opening, a microstructured region having a plurality of longitudinal surrounding openings, and a jacket. The air fill fraction of the microstructured region is at least about 40%. The fiber may be made by drawing a preform into a fiber, while applying gas pressure to the microstructured region. The air fill fraction of the microstructured region is changed during the drawing.
Abstract:
A starting material for producing optical fibers contains metal halides. The refractive index of the optical fiber formed from the starting marterial is predeterminable by adjusting a partial pressure ratio of a halogen-containing gas mixture. The starting material is produced by mixing halogenated gases into a gas mixture with the desired partial pressure ratio, causing a chemical reaction at a first temperature of the gas mixture with at least metal to form a reaction product, the first temperature being higher than the melting temperature of the reaction product and cooling the reaction product to a second temperature that is below the melting temperature.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a process for manufacturing a cladded optical fiber. The cladding and core are halide materials. An interface for inhibiting radiation scatter is provided at the boundary between the halide cladding and the halide core. The process steps include extruding a first halide or halide core from a first chamber, and extruding a second halide or halide cladding from a second chamber into contact with the halide core. The halide cladding is joined to the halide core at the boundary.
Abstract:
A crystalline metal halide optical fiber having a two or a three layer structure is provided. The core consists of relatively small crystals. A crust surrounds the core and has the same composition but consists of relatively large crystals. Optionally, an optical outer crust surrounds the inner crust and has a different composition from the inner crust but has generally the same sized crystals. The differing crystal sizes can be produced from a preform by extruding a crystal at a low uniform temperature at a relatively high speed.
Abstract:
A crystalline metal halide optical fiber having a two or a three layer structure. The core consists of relatively small crystals. An inner crust surrounds the core and has the same composition but consists of relatively large crystals. An optical outer crust surrounds the inner crust and has a different composition from the inner crust but has generally the same sized crystals. The differing crystal sizes can be produced from a preform by extruding a crystal at a low uniform temperature at a relatively high speed.
Abstract:
An infrared light transmitting fiber is disclosed. The fiber is prepared by hot extruding an alkali metal halide, silver halide or thallium halide crystal containing an alkaline earth metal element.
Abstract:
An infrared light transmitting optical fiber and a process for producing the same are disclosed. The infrared light transmitting optical fiber is produced by a process comprising preparing a core crystalline fiber having a high melting point and a high refractive index, forming around the core fiber a continuous layer of cladding crystal having a low melting point and a low refractive index, and subsequently forming a protective layer on the resulting step-index fiber.
Abstract:
An optical fiber for infrared transmission constructed by winding a cladding around a core in the manner of a coil, the cladding having a refractive index lower than that of the core, a protective tube being employed to jacket the clad core.