Abstract:
The invention relates to an amorphous porous open-pore SiO2 molded body which is characterized by comprising two layers, said layers having identical structure and composition.
Abstract:
A method of forming an alkali metal oxide-doped optical fiber by diffusing an alkali metal into a surface of a glass article is disclosed. The silica glass article may be in the form of a tube or a rod, or a collection of tubes or rods. The silica glass article containing the alkali metal, and impurities that may have been unintentionally diffused into the glass article, is etched to a depth sufficient to remove the impurities. The silica glass article may be further processed to form a complete optical fiber preform. The preform, when drawn into an optical fiber, exhibits a low attenuation.
Abstract:
A method for producing a high purity synthetic quartz powder, characterized by using a tetramethoxysilane having a trimethoxymethylsilane content of at most 0.3 wt%, and converting it to a synthetic quartz by a sol-gel method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a quartz glass body, comprising the method steps i) providing a silicon dioxide granulate made from a pyrogenic silicon dioxide powder, ii) forming a glass melt from the silicon dioxide granulate, and iii) forming a quartz glass body from at least one part of the glass melt, wherein the quartz glass body has an OH content of less than 10 ppm, a chlorine content of less than 60 ppm, and an aluminum content of less than 200 ppb. The invention further relates to a quartz glass body that is obtainable by said method. The invention further relates to a molded body and to a structure, each obtainable by further processing of said quartz glass body.
Abstract:
A method for forming high purity silica articles. The high purity silica articles can be particularly suitable for forming packaging such as packaging for pharmaceutical applications. The method for forming high purity silica articles can comprise, in one embodiment, (a) forming a fused quartz melt from a SiO2 raw material; (b) forming a quartz tube from the fused quartz melt; (c) treating the quartz tube with an acid composition; (d) heat treating the quartz tube subsequent to treating with the acid composition; and (e) optionally treating the quartz article with an acid composition subsequent to the heat treating operation. The method can enhance the purity of silica glass articles and products made therefrom.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a silica container for pulling single crystal, the container having a straight body portion, a curved portion, and a bottom portion, wherein an outer side of the container is made of opaque silica glass containing bubbles, and an inner side of the container is made of transparent silica glass, and a mixed silica layer in which a phase in which a crystalline silica powder is fused and a phase in which an amorphous silica powder is fused are mixed in a granular texture is provided on at least an inner surface layer portion of the straight body portion. As a result, there is provided the silica container for pulling single crystal silicon which can suppress melt surface vibration of a silicon melt in the silica container at a high temperature.
Abstract:
An optical fiber preform (10) includes an outer overclad glass tube (21) with a wall thickness (W2) and an impurity that contributes to attenuation if present in a drawn fiber core. A plurality of glass tube sections of higher purity are supported inside the outer tube to form an inner overclad tube (20) with a wall thickness (W1). The wall thickness of the outer tube is substantially greater than that of the inner tube to achieve a desired cladding to core ratio for the drawn fiber, while signal attenuation in the fiber is unaffected by the impurity in the outer tube. One or more core rod segments (18) are disposed inside the inner tube, and a plug (22) is fixed at the open lower end of the outer tube beneath a lowermost core rod segment and a lowermost section of the inner tube. The plug (22) blocks the rod segments from falling out of the inner tube, and supports the inner tube sections inside the outer tube as the preform descends into a furnace.
Abstract:
A quartz powder, preferably, a synthetic quartz powder prepared by the sol−gel method, which while heated from room temperature to 1700˚C, generates a gas containing CO and CO 2 in amounts of 300 nanoliter/g or less and 30 nanoliter/g or less, respectively; a method for preparing the quartz powder; and a formed glass article prepared by melting the quartz powder and forming the resultant molten quartz. The quartz powder has extremely high purity and quality and the formed glass article contains an extremely small amount of foam.