Abstract:
Disclosed is a single mode optical waveguide fiber having periodic perturbations (2) in the core to provide a birefringence which mixes the polarization modes of launched ligth. In addition, pertubations (4) are introduced into the core which serve to manage total dispersion. The total dispersion of preselected segments (6, 8) of the waveguide are caused to change sign so that the sum of products, total dispersion times length (13, 15), algebraically add to a preselected value. The two distinct core perturbation types serve to control both polarization mode dispersion and total dispersion. Methods for making the subject waveguide are also discussed.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for making color filters for liquid crystal display panels. A transfer layer is formed on a collector roll, and a raised pattern corresponding to the desired black matrix pattern is formed on the transfer layer by an embossing means. A plurality of colored ink patterns is formed in the appropriate location within the boundaries formed by the raised pattern, thereby forming the multicolor image that will become the color filter. This multicolored image is then transferred to the substrate. Preferably, the inks are deposited into the black matrix pattern using typographic imaging pins which are smaller than the cells of the black matrix pattern.
Abstract:
The invention relates to photochromic transparent organic materials particularly useful for the production of photochromic organic ophthalmic lenses. The material includes an optical-quality polymer matrix and at least one coloring agent giving photochromic properties to the matrix. The coloring agent is chosen from the group of the spirooxazins, the spiropyrans, and the chromenes. The polymer of the matrix is chosen from the group of homopolymers of ethyoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate with formula (I) in which R is H or CH3, and m and n independently represent 1 or 2, and of the copolymers of this dimethacrylate containing at most 30 wt.% of an aromatic monomer with vinyl, acrylic or methacrylic functionality.
Abstract:
An activated carbon body (54) having flow-through channels (52) and method of making the body. The method involves combining and shaping channel-forming material and optionally fugitive pore-forming material and non-fugitive support material, and a crosslinkable resin into a green body and curing the resin. The temperature at which the channel-forming material begins to distort is greater than the curing temperature of the resin. The resin is carbonized and at the same time the channel-forming material is vaporized out to form a carbon body (54) having flow-through channels (52) in the configuration of the fugitive material. The carbon body (54) is then activated. Among other shapes the channels (52) can be straight, curved or crisscrossed.
Abstract:
A tapered optical fiber coupler includes a first fiber with a core (11) and a cladding (12) and a second fiber with a core (21), an inner cladding (22) and an outer cladding (23). In the stretched, coupling regions of the device, the coupling regions (44, 50) of the fibers form of coupling region waveguides with dispersion curves crossing one another at a preselected operating wavelength. The one or more claddings of each fiber has a monotonic decreasing refractive index distribution, and the refractive index distributions of the claddings (12, 22, 23) are different from one another. Coupling of light from one fiber to another occurs only in the narrow band of wavelengths surrounding the operating wavelength. The outside diameters and core diameters of the fibers may be identical to one another and identical to those of standard optical fibers. Thus, the device can be connected readily in an optical system.
Abstract:
The present invention has for subjects novel compounds of the (benzofuran)naphthopyran type as well as the compositions and (co)polymer matrices containing them. Said compounds possess interesting photochromic properties.
Abstract:
The present invention has for subjects, novel benzopyran derivatives, substituted in position 2 with an adamantyl group as well as the compositions and (co)polymer matrices containing such derivatives. Said derivatives possess interesting photochromic properties.
Abstract:
A distributed optical amplifier for use with soliton transmission, which reduces the effects of soliton-soliton interaction by introducing an optimum excursion in the soliton intensity. An optimum operating regime is found wherein both the pulse intensity oscillations and the soliton-soliton interactions are taken into account.
Abstract:
An optically transmissive material and the production of optically transmissive articles therefrom, in particular a bond between two optically transmissive components including optical fibers and planar devices.
Abstract:
A glass preform (30) for making optical waveguides has surface impurities such as silicon carbide or silicon nitride. The preform is drawn in a furnace (12) that is supplied with oxygen via a conduit (40). The oxygen causes the impurities to oxidize and not effect the strength of the fiber.