Abstract:
A GRIN fiber lens has a silica-glass core whose refractive index has a radial profile. The profile has a radial second derivative whose average magnitude in the core is less than about 1.7null10null6 micronsnull2 times the value of the refractive index on the axis of the GRIN fiber lens.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an improved process for making rare earth doped preforms and fibers by a combination of MCVD technique and solution doping method, said method comprising developing matched or depressed clad structure inside a silica glass substrate tube followed by deposition of unsintered particulate layer containing GeO2 and P2O5 for formation of the core and solution doping by soaking the porous soot layer into an alcoholic/aqueous solution of RE-salts containing co-dopants like AlCl3/Al(NO3)3 in definite proportion, controlling the porosity of the soot, dipping period, strength of the solution and the proportion of the codopants to achieve the desired RE ion concentration in the core and minimize the core clad boundary defects and followed by drying, oxidation, dehydration and sintering of the RE containing porous deposit and collapsing at a high temperature to produce the preform and overdladding with silica tubes of suitable dimensions and fiber drawing to produce fibers.
Abstract:
An optical fiber (10) made with a central core (12), a first cladding layer (16), and a second cladding layer (18) having a series of perturbations or irregularities formed into the otherwise generally circular outer boundary of the first cladding layer (16). The irregularities in the first cladding layer (16) interrupt the propagation of skew rays and encourage coupling into the core (12).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a dispersion flattened fiber (DFF) with high negative dispersion and a manufacturing method thereof. The dispersion flattened fiber comprises a central core; ring-type cores and low refractive regions alternately formed outside the central core; a cladding surrounding outside the ring-type cores and low refractive regions; and a coating outside the cladding. Since the dispersion flattened fiber has the dispersion of null20 to null60, it has a wide range of application and can be used for various purposes in the field of optical telecommunication.
Abstract:
A method that provides a new way to embed rare earth fluorides into silicate (or germania-doped silica) glasses by means of solution chemistry. Embedding rare earth fluorides into a silicate (or germania-doped silica) glass comprises the following steps. First, form a porous silicate core preform. Second, submerge the preform into an aqueous solution of rare earth ions. Third, remove the preform from the solution and wash the outside surfaces of the preform. Fourth, submerge the preform into an aqueous solution of a fluorinating agent to precipitate rare earth trifluorides from the solution and deposit in the pores or on the wall of the preform. This is followed by drying.
Abstract:
A glass-ceramic which is substantially and desirably totally transparent, and which contains a predominant crystal phase of forsterite. The glass-ceramic is formed from precursor glasses having the following compositions, in weight percent on an oxide basis: SiO2 30-60; Al2O3 10-25; MgO 13-30; K2O 8-20; TiO2 0-10; and GeO2 0-25. The glass-ceramic may be doped with up to 1 wt. % chromium oxide to impart optical activity thereto.
Abstract:
A method for producing an optical waveguide component includes providing a glass producing soot, providing a soot delivery device adapted to provide an electrostatic charge to the soot, and providing a substrate material adapted to receive the glass producing soot thereon. The method also includes delivering the soot to the delivery device, and accelerating the soot as it passes through the delivery device. The method further includes charging the soot as the soot is passed through the delivery device with a sufficient charge to attract the soot to the substrate material, and depositing the soot on the substrate material by spraying the soot onto the substrate material via the delivery device.
Abstract:
A method and a burner for manufacturing silica-containing soot is disclosed. The method includes providing a liquid silicon-containing feedstock and a gas mixture and ejecting the liquid-gas mixture from an orifice into a combustion site to convert the silica-containing feedstock into silica containing soot. The burner includes a plurality of channels for delivering a gas to provide a flame, an effervescent atomizer for atomizing a liquid, silicon-containing feedstock and a rail for guiding the atomized liquid, silicon-containing feedstock into the burner flame. The method and burner can be used to produce silica-containing articles such as high purity fused silica optical members and waveguides.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating an optical fiber doped with a rare earth component using a volatile complex, which flattens the light frequency response under a stimulated emission of radiation principle using a modified chemical vapor deposition method. Silicon tetrachloride (SiCl.sub.4) and oxygen are injected into a quartz reaction tube under a heating process, so that a cladding layer is repeatedly deposited. Then, a volatile organic metal chelate, silicon tetrachloride and oxygen are injected into the quartz reaction tube, and then heated and water-cooled to form a porous layer. At the same time, a rare earth element is deposited on the porous layer, to thereby form a core layer. Thereafter, via a high heating process, a preform is completed. Then, an optical fiber is obtained from the preform via a drawing-out process. Here, hydroxide ions (OH.sup.-) which occur as the organic ligand is volatilized and cause an optical loss of the optical fiber is removed as the porous layer is formed by the water-cooling, and an added rare earth content is easily controlled, so that the rare earth with high concentration is evenly distributed. Also, since the core laver adopts SiO.sub.2 and Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 as a host material instead of GeO.sub.2, the difference in a refractive index between the cladding and core layers becomes greater then 0.025, to thereby provide the optical fiber with excellent optical characteristics.
Abstract:
Optical waveguide of the type comprising a core (10) presenting a refractive index (n.sub.1), maximal at least at its center; an optical cladding (20) involving core (10) and presenting a refractive index (n.sub.2) constant along its diametral extension and lower than the maximum refractive index (n.sub.1) of core (10) and further including a region defined by at least a stress-relieving intermediate portion (30) disposed between core (10) and the optical cladding (20), said intermediate portion presenting: a refractive index (n.sub.3), maximal along its diametral extension, at the maximum equal to the refractive index (n.sub.1) of core (10) and at least equal to refractive index (n.sub.2) of optical cladding (20), so as to provide an increase in the cutoff wavelength; a thermal expansion coefficient and a viscosity adequate to reduce the internal stress levels at least in core (10) of the optical waveguide to values which permit the obtention of acceptable attenuation and chromatic dispersion for a wavelength region.