Abstract:
A non-phase separable glass material for fabricating a GRIN lens comprises 5-20 mole % boron oxide and ratio R of network modifiers in mole % to the network former boron oxide in mole % is in the range of about 1-1.5. The melted preform of such glass material is extruded through an opening to form a glass rod where the extrusion process eliminates bubbles that may be present in the preform. Neodymium oxide may be added in the frit material for forming the preform to reduce friction forces in the extrusion process and reduces the stress in the glass rod. Centerless grinding may be performed to control the diameter and roughness of the surface of the rod to control the diffusion parameters during the subsequent ion-exchange.
Abstract:
A method for making an optical attenuating device comprising an optical waveguide having a core doped with a transition metal and a cladding. The transition metal is deposited in the core during a core blankmaking process. The transition metal doped core is exposed to gaseous hydrogen in a furnace to significantly increase the attenuation of the device.
Abstract:
An optical transmission fiber comprising (1) a core of high refractive index composed of SiO.sub.2 -based glass containing at least one of GeO.sub.2, As.sub.2 O.sub.3, Sb.sub.2 O.sub.5, SnO.sub.2, TiO.sub.2, PbO and Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3, (2) a clad of low refractive index composed of SiO.sub.2 -based glass containing at least one of B.sub.2 O.sub.3, F, F/B.sub.2 O.sub.3 and F/P.sub.2 O.sub.5, and (3) an outermost jacket layer composed of SiO.sub.2 and/or SiO.sub.2 -based glass containing at least one of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, TiO.sub.2, ZrO.sub.2 and HfO.sub.2.
Abstract translation:一种光传输光纤,包括(1)由包含GeO 2,As 2 O 3,Sb 2 O 5,SnO 2,TiO 2,PbO和Bi 2 O 3中的至少一种的SiO 2基玻璃构成的高折射率芯,(2)低折射率的包层,由 含有B 2 O 3,F,F / B 2 O 3和F / P 2 O 5中的至少一种的SiO 2系玻璃,以及(3)由SiO 2和/或SiO 2系玻璃构成的最外层,所述玻璃含有Al 2 O 3,TiO 2,ZrO 2和 HfO2。
Abstract:
Glass fibre suitable for use as the core in fibre lasers and/or amplifiers has a core which consists of a continuous glass phase and a dispersed phase of crystallites. The preferred crystallites are the oxides and phosphates of rare earth metals, e.g. Nd.sub.2 O.sub.3 and NdP.sub.5 O.sub.14. The small size concentration and distribution of the crystallites keeps the attenuation down to acceptable levels.
Abstract:
Technique for making glass having a predetermined refractive index profile using fluorine doping and fluorine etching. A substrate glass body is coated with a plurality of successively applied vapor deposited glass layers wherein each succeeding layer is built with a larger quantity of fluorine than the adjacent preceding layer. The amount of the doping in each layer is such as to achieve the desired refractive index profile. Fluorine etching is employed to provide a uniform core before the glass body is heat fused into a rod-like structure suitable for the preparation of light waveguides for use in optical communications technology.
Abstract:
An optical glass fiber is formed of an inner layer of germania doped glass within the bore of the outer cladding tube of silica. The tube with the higher index of refraction inner layer is rotated while being heated to collapse the bore to form an optical fiber preform. The preform is then drawn into fiber in a separate operation. A first silica layer can be deposited within the tube bore before the germania doped layer. The deposition of germania takes place under hydrogen free conditions. Appropriate heat treatment of the tube avoids excessive evaporation of germania and provides a graded transition of the refractive index in the boundary between core and cladding.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an optical fiber wave-guide for signal transmission in which the signal fiber has a linear thermal expansion co-efficient in all of the fiber elements above 15.times.10.sup.-7 /.degree.C. in which the outer mantle is composed of the silicon dioxide modified glass, and the optical fiber wave-guide is composed of an inner silicon dioxide-free mantle employing germanium oxide and other components and has an inner silicon dioxide-free core which is composed of germanium oxide and optionally other additives. The fiber is produced according to the chemical vapor deposition process, and preferably has a refractive index gradient which has the shape of a parabola.
Abstract:
A fiber optic preform is provided by depositing phosphorus pentoxide as a dopant on the bore of a silica tube to form a high refractive index layer and collapsing the tube to form a core of high index phosphorus pentoxide doped silica.
Abstract:
The present application provides a preparation method for a core-shell structured tungsten/gadolinium oxide functional fiber for X and γ ray protection, comprising: first preparing a core-shell structured tungsten/gadolinium oxide powder; preparing a W@Gd2O3/PP blended melt from the powder; and preparing a W@Gd2O3/PP composite fiber from the blended melt. The core-shell structured tungsten/gadolinium oxide functional fiber prepared by the method can play a role in synergistic protection in the aspect of radiation protection, eliminate a weak protection area, and effectively absorb secondary radiation generated by radiation. Secondly, the prepared functional fiber has the characteristics of no lead and light weight, and has good application prospects in the aspect of X and γ ray radiation protection.