Abstract:
A transparent class ceramic composition includes an oxide component, a rare earth component, a halide component, and a substantially pure rare earth-halide (e.g., REF3) crystal component. A method for making a transparent oxyfluoride glass includes preparing an oxyfluoride glass containing rare earth ions by a conventional melting method and subjecting the glass to a heat treatment thereby precipitating fluoride fine crystals containing a large amount of rare earth ions.
Abstract:
A semiconductor-on-insulator structure including first and second layers which are attached to one another either directly or through one or more intermediate layers. The first layer includes a substantially single crystal germanium semiconductor material while the second layer comprises a glass or a glass-ceramic material having a linear coefficient thermal of expansion (25-300°C) which is within the range of +/- 20x10 -7 /°C of the linear coefficient thermal of expansion of the germanium first layer.
Abstract:
Glass-ceramic materials are fabricated by infiltrating a porous glass matrix with a precursor for the crystalline phase, drying, chemically reacting the precursor, and firing to produce a consolidated glass-ceramic material. The pore size of the glass matrix constrains the growth and distribution of nanocrystallite size structures. The precursor infiltrates the porous glass matrix as an aqueous solution, organic solvent solution, or molten salt. Chemical reaction steps may include decomposition of salts and reduction or oxidation reactions. Glass-ceramics produced using Fe-containing dopants exhibit properties of magnetism, low Fe2+ concentrations, optical transparency in the near-infrared spectrum, and low scattering losses. Increased surface area permits expanded catalytic activity.
Abstract:
Compositions and articles having low thermal expansion suitable for high temperature applications, such as automotive exhaust treatment and method of manufacturing such articles are disclosed.
Abstract:
Alkali tungstate, molybdate and vanadate glasses, and telecommunications components embodying such glasses, the compositions of the glasses consisting essentially of 15-70 mol percent of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of WO3, MoO3 and VO2.5, 0-35 % CrO3, 0-15 % UO3, the total WO3 plus MoO3 plus VO2.5 plus CrO3 plus UO3 being 50-70 %, 20-50 % R2O where R represents at least two elements selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ag and Tl, and optionally containing 0-10 % MO where M is selected from the groups of elements consisting of Ca, Ba, Sr, Mg, Cd, Pb, 0-5 % X2O3 where x is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In and Bi, 0-5 % of at least one transition metal oxide, 0-15 % P2O5 and/or TeO2 and 0-5 % of a rare earth oxide selected from the lanthanide series.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to semiconductor-on-insulator structures having strained semiconductor layers. According to one embodiment of the invention, a semiconductor-on-insulator structure has a first layer including a semiconductor material, attached to a second layer including a glass or glass-ceramic, with the strain point of the glass or glass-ceramic equal to or greater than about 800° C.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to semiconductor-on-insulator structures having strained semiconductor layers. According to one embodiment of the invention, a semiconductor-on-insulator structure has a first layer including a semiconductor material, attached to a second layer including a glass or glass-ceramic, with the CTEs of the semiconductor and glass or glass-ceramic selected such that the first layer is under tensile strain. The present invention also relates to methods for making strained semiconductor-on-insulator layers.
Abstract:
An optically active waveguide laser 30 includes a multimode portion 126 for carrying more than one spatial mode at a predetermined wavelength chosen from a bandwidth including a pump wavelength 64 and the lasing wavelength 66. The multimode portion 126 has a first refractive index. A cladding portion 386 is proximate the multimode portion 126. A multimode grating 60, 56, or 62 is written on at least one section 26 of the multimode portion for reflecting the predetermined wavelength.