Abstract:
It is to provide a silica glass containing TiO2, having a wide temperature range wherein the coefficient of thermal expansion is substantially zero. A silica glass containing TiO2, which has a TiO2 concentration of from 3 to 10 mass %, a OH group concentration of at most 600 mass ppm and a Ti3+ concentration of at most 70 mass ppm, characterized by having a fictive temperature of at most 1,200° C., a coefficient of thermal expansion from 0 to 100° C. of 0±150 ppb/° C., and an internal transmittance T400-700 per 1 mm thickness in a wavelength range of from 400 to 700 nm of at least 80%. A process for producing a silica glass containing TiO2, which comprises porous glass body formation step, F-doping step, oxygen treatment step, densification step and vitrification step.
Abstract:
An electrodeless lamp and process for emitting ultraviolet and/or vacuum ultraviolet radiation comprises an envelope formed of an ultra-pure and/or low-defect quartz material and an ultraviolet and/or vacuum ultraviolet emissive material disposed in the interior region of the envelope. The electrodeless lamp formed of the ultra-pure and/or low-defect quartz material minimizes degradation during use.
Abstract:
A method of preparing a sol-gel material is described. A metal alkoxide and an organically modified Si-alkoxide having a predetermined functional group are dissolved in a first solvent and a second solvent to form a first solution and a second solution, respectively. The first solution and the second solution are then mixed and heated. As a result, the metal alkoxide reacts with the organically modified Si-alkoxide, and a functionalized sol-gel material is formed thereby. Furthermore, the solid content of the functionalized sol-gel material is increased by transferring the same into another solvent. Therefore, a thick sol-gel film is fabricated by means of the transferred functionalized sol-gel material.
Abstract:
Aqueous dispersion comprising silicon/titanium mixed oxide powder with a BET surface area of 5 to 500 m2/g which has been prepared by flame hydrolysis and has a titanium dioxide content of 0.5 to 20 wt. %, based on the powder, water and at least one pH-regulating substance which can be removed completely from the reaction mixture on heating, the aqueous dispersion having a solids content of between 40 and 80 wt. %. A green body produced therefrom with a green density of between 40 and 85%. A shaped glass article of optical quality with a coefficient of thermal expansion of not more than 0.5×10−6/K produced from the green body.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a glass article for use as an optical waveguide fiber and more particularly to an optical waveguide fiber, the core of which is doped with a chalcogenide element to significantly increase the refractive index of the core. The subject of this invention is novel doped silica core compositions wherein a portion of the oxygen in the silica is replaced with either sulfur, selenium or tellurium using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). These compositions are designed to have higher refractive indices than silica, low coefficients of expansion, high optical transparency, and appropriate viscosity and softening points to make them ideal candidates for use as optical waveguide fibers.
Abstract:
A method for forming EUV LITHOGRAPHY GLASS STRUCTURES WITH VOIDS is disclosed which includes forming a slurry mixture including silica soot particles, and inserting the slurry mixture into a casting mold. The method provides low weight mass reduced rigid glass structures with beneficial thermal stability. The casting mold includes therein a casting form. The casting form is adapted to provide selected geometry void spaces within the glass lithography structure. The slurry mixture is dried to form a green ware object. The casting form is removed from the green ware and the green ware object is consolidated into a lithography glass structure with voids.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a glass article for use as an optical waveguide fiber and more particularly to an optical waveguide fiber, the core of which is doped with a chalcogenide element to significantly increase the refractive index of the core. The subject of this invention is novel doped silica core compositions wherein a portion of the oxygen in the silica is replaced with either sulfur, selenium or tellurium using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). These compositions are designed to have higher refractive indices than silica, low coefficients of expansion, high optical transparency, and appropriate viscosity and softening points to make them ideal candidates for use as optical waveguide fibers.
Abstract:
A multicomponent particulate gel includes 80-100 mole % SiO2, 1-10 mole % X2O, 1-10 mole % YO, 1-15 mole % Al2O3, and 0.1-5.0 weight % Er2O3,where X represents lithium, sodium, potassium, or mixtures thereof and Y represents calcium, barium, magnesium, lead or mixtures thereof, and the ratio of Al2O3 to (X2OnullYO) is between about 0.9 and about 2.5. A process of manufacturing the gel includes hydrolyzing alkoxide derivatives of silicon, aluminum, erbium, lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, barium, magnesium, lead or mixtures thereof in water to generate their respective hydroxide derivatives; polymerizing the hydroxide derivatives to produce a gel slurry comprising an essentially silica network; and drying the gel slurry to produce the gel.
Abstract translation:多组分颗粒凝胶包含80-100摩尔%的SiO 2,1-10摩尔%的X 2 O,1-10摩尔%的YO,1-15摩尔%的Al 2 O 3和0.1-5.0重量的Er 2 O 3,其中X代表锂,钠,钾, 或其混合物,Y表示钙,钡,镁,铅或其混合物,Al 2 O 3与(X 2 O + YO)的比例在约0.9至约2.5之间。 制造凝胶的方法包括在水中水解硅,铝,铒,锂,钠,钾,钙,钡,镁,铅或其混合物的醇盐衍生物以产生它们各自的氢氧化物衍生物; 聚合氢氧化物衍生物以产生包含基本上二氧化硅网络的凝胶淤浆; 并干燥凝胶浆以产生凝胶。
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In a method of making a high-quality silica glass, a rare earth element that is a substance making a great contribution to the index of refraction is introduced therein together with aluminum for stabilizing the glass. An alkoxide of aluminum or its derivative is used as the starting material for preparing a boehmite sol. A salt of at least one element selected from rare earth elements or a solution in which the salt is dissolved and the boehmite sol are mixed with a silica sol, whereupon the sols are vitrified.
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A method of producing, by flame hydrolysis, a fused silica glass containing titania which comprises delivering a mixture of a silica precursor and a titania precursor in vapor form to a flame, passing the vapor mixture through the flame to form SiO.sub.2 --TiO.sub.2 particles, and depositing the particles within a furnace where they melt to form a solid glass body.