Abstract:
A method is provided for manufacturing a synthetic silica glass. The method includes the steps of emitting an oxygen containing gas and a hydrogen containing gas from a burner; emitting a mixture of an organic silicon compound and a halogen compound from the burner; and reacting the mixture with the oxygen containing gas and the hydrogen containing gas to synthesize the silica glass.
Abstract:
In a known process for the production of opaque quartz glass a blank is formed from synthetic SiO2 granulate and is heated at a vitrification temperature to form a body of opaque quartz glass. In order to provide on this basis a process for the production of pure opaque quartz glass with a homogenous pore distribution, high density, high viscosity and a low tendency to devitrify, it is proposed according to the invention that the SiO2 granulate to be used is a SiO2 granulate (21; 31) composed of at least partially porous agglomerates of SiO2 primary particles, with a specific BET surface ranging from 1.5 m2/g to 40 m2/g and an apparent density of at least 0.8 g/cm3. A SiO2 granulate (21; 31) suitable for the implementation of the process is distinguished in that it is formed from at least partially porous agglomerates of SiO2 primary particles and in that it has a specific BET surface ranging from 1.5 m2/g to 40 m2/g and an apparent density of at least 0.6 g/cm3.
Abstract:
A quartz glass which would not become a source for the contamination even if it contains metallic impurities. This quartz glass includes a region where a concentration of Enull center as measured by means of an electron spin resonance analysis is 3null1019 cmnull3 or more. This quartz glass can be manufactured by a method including the steps of forming an initial quartz glass by melting and quenching a raw material for quartz glass, and implanting therein an ion, which is capable of entering into an SiO2 network of the initial quartz glass and substantially incapable of externally diffusing, to increase a concentration of Enull center in at least part of the initial quartz glass. This quartz glass can be manufactured by a method making use of a quartz glass raw material containing 0.01 to 0.1% by weight of silicon, by a method of irradiating ultraviolet ray to the initial quartz glass, or by a method of giving an abrasion damage to the surface of the initial quartz glass by means of sand blast.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Quarzglaskörpers beinhaltend die Verfahrensschritte i.) Bereitstellen eines Siliziumdioxidgranulats, ii.) Bilden einer Glasschmelze aus dem Siliziumdioxidgranulat und iii.) Bilden eines Quarzglaskörpers aus zumindest einem Teil der Glasschmelze, wobei Schritt i.) die Schritte I. Bereitstellen eines Siliziumdioxidpulvers und II. Verarbeiten des Pulvers zu einem Siliziumdioxidgranulat umfassend das Sprühtrocknen einer Siliziumdioxidaufschlämmung unter Verwendung einer Düse umfasst. Die Düse weist eine Kontaktfläche zu der Aufschlämmung aus Glas, Kunststoff oder einer Kombination davon auf. Die Erfindung betrifft weiterhin einen Quarzglaskörper, der durch dieses Verfahren erhältlich ist. Weiterhin betrifft die Erfindung die Herstellung eines Siliziumdioxidgranulats. Die Erfindung betrifft außerdem einen Lichtleiter, ein Leuchtmittel und einen Formkörper, die jeweils durch Weiterverarbeiten des Quarzglaskörpers erhältlich sind.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to increasing the photosensitivity of optical fibers. One aspect of the present invention comprises a method for rapidly diffusing hydrogen or deuterium into an optical fiber from a gas mixture having a low total hydrogen content to generate changes in the refractive index of the optical fiber. The resulting photosensitive fiber may be used to create optical devices including Bragg gratings and Bragg grating-based devices.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of opaque quartz glass wherein a blank is made from synthetic SiO2 crystals and heated to form a blank body made of opaque quartz glass at a given vitrification temperature. A method for the production of pure, opaque quartz glass is disclosed wherein said quartz glass has a homogeneous pore distribution and a high density, a high viscosity and a lower tendency to devitrify. According to the invention, the SiO2 crystals are formed from an at least partially porous agglomerate of SiO2 primary particles (21; 31) having a specific surface (according to BET) between 1.5 m /g and 40 m /g with a stamping density of at least 0.8 g/cm . SiO2 granulate (21; 31) suitable for use in performing the procedure is characterized in that it is composed of an at least partially porous agglomerate of SiO2 primary particles and has a specific surface (according to BET) between 1.5 m /g and 40 m /g in addition to a stamping density of at least 0.6 g/cm .
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a silica glass article, involving method steps i.) providing a silica granulate, ii.) forming a glass melt from the silica granulate in a furnace, and iii.) forming a silica glass article from at least some of the glass melt, the furnace including a suspended sintered crucible. The invention further relates to a silica glass article that can be obtained by said method. The invention also relates to an optical waveguide, an illuminant and a molded article, each of which can be obtained by further processing the silica glass article.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a silica glass article, involving method steps i.) providing a silica granulate, ii.) forming a glass melt from the silica granulate, and iii.) forming a silica glass article from at least some of the glass melt, step i.) consisting of steps I. producing a silica powder using at least two particles made from a silicon-chlorine compound, II. bringing the silica powder into contact with ammonia so as to obtain a treated silica powder, and III. granulating the treated silica powder so as to obtain a silica granulate, the chlorine content of the silica powder being higher than the chlorine content of the silica granulate. The invention further relates to a silica glass article that can be obtained by said method. The invention also relates to a method for producing a silica granulate. The invention finally relates to an optical waveguide, an illuminant and a molded article, each of which can be obtained by further processing the silica glass article.
Abstract:
In order to provide quartz glass which has excellent plasma corrosion resistance and can be used for semiconductor production, it is suggested to use a mixed quartz powder which is suitable for the production of the quartz glass. Furthermore, a production process for quartz glass using the quartz powder is provided. The mixed quartz glass powder containing from 0.1 to 20 mass % in total of two or more of dope elements, in which the dope element contains one or more of first elements selected from the group consisting of N, C and F and one or more of second elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, lanthanoids, and actinoids.