Abstract:
The present invention relates to a large-core optical fiber and a large-core optical fiber system, wherein the optical fiber comprises of a core having a core raidius ρ and a core index of refraction n core ; a first cladding disposed about said core, said first cladding having an outer radius ρ 1 and an index of refraction n cl , said core and said first cladding having a difference in index of refraction Δn = n core - n cl , and a numerical aperture (NA) less than about 0.05, said NA determined by n core and n cl ; and a second cladding disposed about said first cladding, said first cladding and said second cladding having a difference in index of refraction Δn 1 , wherein the first cladding radius ρ 1 is greater than about 1.1 ρ and less than about 2 ρ and the refractive index difference between said first cladding and said second cladding, Δn 1 , is greater than about 1.5 Δn and less than about 50 Δn. The optical fiber system for providing optical amplification consists of the large-core optical fiber, wherein said core of said large-core fiber is doped with one or more types of rare earth ions, said large-core optical fiber comprising of a combined waveguide formed by said core and said first cladding layer; an optical pump optically coupled to said large-core optical fiber; and an optical source optically coupled to an input of said large-core optical fiber.
Abstract:
An optical glass with high refractive index and low dispersion, having refractive index nd of 1.78-1.95, Abbe number vd of 32-50, and contains no GeO2, so it is not easily devitrified. An optical glass, represented by cation %, including: 1-20% of Si4+; 25-60% of B3+; 10-40% of La3+; 0-15% of Y3+; 0-20% of Nb5+; 0-15% of Ti4+; 0-10% of Ta5+; 0-5% of W6+; 0-15% of Zr4+; 0-10% of Zn2+; 0-10% of Bi3+. An optical glass with excellent transmittance, an optical glass preform and an optical element formed by the above optical glass. The optical element made by the above optical glass and the above glass preform or optical element blank, such as lens, can be used for optical systems.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a doped SiO2 slurry in which an SiO2 suspension is brought into interaction with at least one doping solution, wherein the SiO2 suspension and/or the doping solution act on one another in the form of an atomized spray, the average droplet diameter of which is in the range between 10 μm and 100 μm. The invention further relates to the use of an SiO2 slurry doped by the atomized spray method for the production of doped quartz glass, particularly for the production of laser-active quartz glass.
Abstract:
An assembly, such as for growing carbon nanotubes, includes a substrate including SiO2 and has a thickness of less than 500 μm. Further, the substrate is bendable and has a surface with non-flat or non-polished texture such that surface comprises raised and recessed features for receiving a coating, such as a catalyst. Carbon nanotubes may be anchored to and grow from the recessed features of the substrate.
Abstract:
Provided is a manufacturing method for an optical fiber preform of which the core is doped with a rare earth element. The method includes: depositing glass particles within a silica tube by the modified chemical vapor deposition method, the glass particles mainly consisting of silicon dioxide; adding the rare earth element and aluminum to the glass particles within the silica tube by the solution doping method; heating the silica tube while flowing a phosphorous-containing gas into the silica tube to sinter the glass particles within the silica tube while adding the phosphorous; and heating and collapsing the silica tube to which the rare earth element, the aluminum, and the phosphorous are added.
Abstract:
Provided is a manufacturing method for an optical fiber preform of which the core is doped with a rare earth element. The method includes: depositing glass particles within a silica tube by the modified chemical vapor deposition method, the glass particles mainly consisting of silicon dioxide; adding the rare earth element and aluminum to the glass particles within the silica tube by the solution doping method; heating the silica tube while flowing a phosphorous-containing gas into the silica tube to sinter the glass particles within the silica tube while adding the phosphorous; and heating and collapsing the silica tube to which the rare earth element, the aluminum, and the phosphorous are added.
Abstract:
A method for producing rare earth metal-doped quartz glass includes the steps of (a) providing a blank of the rare earth metal-doped quartz glass, and (b) homogenizing the blank by softening the blank zone by zone in a heating zone and by twisting the softened zone along a rotation axis. Some rare earth metals, however, show a discoloration of the quartz glass, which hints at an unforeseeable and undesired change in the chemical composition or possibly at an inhomogeneous distribution of the dopants. To avoid this drawback and to provide a modified method which ensures the production of rare earth metal-doped quartz glass with reproducible properties, during homogenization according to method step (b), the blank is softened under the action of an oxidizingly acting or a neutral plasma.