公开(公告)号：US20230322605A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18019538

申请日：2021-08-27

Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.

Inventor： Hirotaka SAKUMA ,  Yuki KAWAGUCHI

IPC: C03B37/012 ,  C03B37/014

CPC classification number: C03B37/01211 ,  C03B37/01228 ,  C03B37/014 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2201/50 ,  C03B2203/22

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical fiber preform made of silica-based glass, the method including: forming a core portion; and forming a cladding portion surrounding the core portion, the cladding portion having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the core portion, wherein the forming the core portion includes: adding an alkali element group consisting of an alkali metal element and an alkaline earth metal element to an inner surface of a glass pipe made of silica-based glass; and integrating the glass pipe and a glass rod disposed inside the glass pipe to form an integrated rod after the adding.

公开(公告)号：US09932260B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US15337591

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Kenneth Duane Billings ,  Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Paul Andrew Chludzinski ,  Robert Clark Moore ,  Pushkar Tandon

IPC: C03B37/027 ,  C03B37/025 ,  G02B6/036 ,  C03C25/10 ,  G02B6/02

CPC classification number: C03B37/02718 ,  C03B37/0253 ,  C03B37/02727 ,  C03B37/029 ,  C03B37/032 ,  C03B2201/02 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2201/31 ,  C03B2201/50 ,  C03B2203/224 ,  C03B2203/24 ,  C03B2203/26 ,  C03B2205/42 ,  C03B2205/44 ,  C03B2205/55 ,  C03B2205/56 ,  C03B2205/60 ,  C03C25/106 ,  G02B6/02004 ,  G02B6/02009 ,  G02B6/0281 ,  G02B6/03622 ,  G02B6/03627 ,  G02B6/03633 ,  G02B6/03694

Abstract: According to some embodiments a method of processing an optical fiber comprises the steps of: (i) drawing the fiber at a drawing rate of at least 30 m/sec; and (ii) cooling the drawn fiber in a gas at an average cooling rate less than 5000° C./s, such that said cooling reduces the temperature of the fiber from an entering temperature in the range between 1500° C. and 1700° C. to another temperature in the range between 1200° C. and 1400° C., the gas being at a temperature between 800° C. and 1500° C.; and the thermal conductivity κ of the gas being not greater than 1.5×10−4 cal/cm-s-K for at least one temperature within a range of 800° C. to 1500° C. at one atm (atmosphere) pressure absolute.

公开(公告)号：US20180002221A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15689648

申请日：2017-08-29

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Pushkar Tandon

IPC: C03C13/04 ,  C03C3/06 ,  G02B6/028 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/036 ,  C03B37/014

CPC classification number: C03C13/046 ,  C03B37/014 ,  C03B37/01446 ,  C03B37/01453 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2203/23 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C2201/11 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  G02B6/02019 ,  G02B6/0281 ,  G02B6/0288 ,  G02B6/03627 ,  G02B6/03655 ,  G02B6/03683

Abstract: A co-doped optical fiber is provided having an attenuation of less than about 0.17 dB/km at a wavelength of 1550 nm. The fiber includes a core region in the fiber having a graded refractive index profile with an alpha of greater than 5. The fiber also includes a first cladding region in the fiber that surrounds the core region. Further, the core region has a relative refractive index of about −0.10% to about +0.05% compared to pure silica. In addition, the core region includes silica that is co-doped with chlorine at about 1.2% or greater by weight and fluorine between about 0.1% and about 1% by weight.

公开(公告)号：US20170371096A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15700493

申请日：2017-09-11

Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.

Inventor： Hirotaka SAKUMA ,  Yoshiaki TAMURA ,  Keisei MORITA

IPC: G02B6/02 ,  C03B37/014 ,  C03C13/04

CPC classification number: G02B6/02 ,  C03B37/01211 ,  C03B37/01228 ,  C03B37/01248 ,  C03B37/014 ,  C03B37/01453 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2201/50 ,  C03B2201/54 ,  C03B2203/22 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/042 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C25/607 ,  C03C2201/11 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  C03C2201/50 ,  C03C2201/54

Abstract: An optical fiber containing alkali metal elements or the like in which Rayleigh scattering loss can be reduced is provided. An optical fiber includes a core composed of silica glass and a cladding which surrounds the core, has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the core, and is composed of silica glass containing fluorine. The core contains a first group of dopants and a second group of dopants having a diffusion coefficient lower than a diffusion coefficient of the first group of dopants. The difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of residual stress in the optical fiber is 150 MPa or less.

公开(公告)号：US09778413B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US15586434

申请日：2017-05-04

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Pushkar Tandon

IPC: G02B6/036 ,  G02B6/02 ,  C03B37/027 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C25/10 ,  G02B6/028 ,  C03C3/076 ,  C03C13/04 ,  C03B37/018

CPC classification number: G02B6/03694 ,  C03B37/018 ,  C03B37/027 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2201/24 ,  C03B2201/31 ,  C03B2203/222 ,  C03B2203/23 ,  C03B2203/24 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C3/076 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C13/046 ,  C03C25/1055 ,  C03C2201/11 ,  C03C2201/24 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  G02B6/02395 ,  G02B6/0281 ,  G02B6/03627 ,  G02B6/03644

Abstract: A single mode optical fiber having a core made from silica and less than or equal to about 11 weight % germania and having a maximum relative refractive index Δ1MAX. The optical fiber also has an inner cladding surrounding the core and having a minimum relative refractive index Δ2MIN, a first outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding and a second outer cladding surrounding the first outer cladding. The viscosity at 1650° C. of the second outer cladding minus the viscosity at 1650° C. of the first outer cladding is greater than 0.1e7 Poise, and Δ1MAX>Δ2MIN. The single mode optical fiber may also have an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding made from silica or SiON. The first outer cladding has a maximum relative refractive index Δ3MAX, and Δ3MAX>Δ2MIN.

公开(公告)号：US20170235045A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15586434

申请日：2017-05-04

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Pushkar Tandon

IPC: G02B6/036 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/04 ,  C03C3/076 ,  G02B6/028 ,  C03B37/027

CPC classification number: G02B6/03694 ,  C03B37/018 ,  C03B37/027 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2201/24 ,  C03B2201/31 ,  C03B2203/222 ,  C03B2203/23 ,  C03B2203/24 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C3/076 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C13/046 ,  C03C25/1055 ,  C03C2201/11 ,  C03C2201/24 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  G02B6/02395 ,  G02B6/0281 ,  G02B6/03627 ,  G02B6/03644

Abstract: A single mode optical fiber having a core made from silica and less than or equal to about 11 weight % germania and having a maximum relative refractive index Δ1MAX. The optical fiber also has an inner cladding surrounding the core and having a minimum relative refractive index Δ2MIN, a first outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding and a second outer cladding surrounding the first outer cladding. The viscosity at 1650° C. of the second outer cladding minus the viscosity at 1650° C. of the first outer cladding is greater than 0.1e7 Poise, and Δ1MAX>Δ2MIN. The single mode optical fiber may also have an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding made from silica or SiON. The first outer cladding has a maximum relative refractive index Δ3MAX, and Δ3MAX>Δ2MIN.

公开(公告)号：US20170219770A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15485619

申请日：2017-04-12

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Hazel Benton Matthews, III ,  Pushkar Tandon

IPC: G02B6/036 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/04 ,  G02B6/02 ,  C03B37/027

CPC classification number: G02B6/03627 ,  C03B37/02 ,  C03B37/027 ,  C03B37/02718 ,  C03B37/02727 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2201/31 ,  C03B2203/223 ,  C03B2203/23 ,  C03B2203/24 ,  C03B2205/55 ,  C03B2205/56 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C13/046 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  C03C2213/00 ,  G02B6/02014

Abstract: A single mode optical fiber having a core made from silica and less than or equal to about 6.5 weight % germania and having a maximum relative refractive index Δ1MAX. The optical fiber also has an inner cladding surrounding the core and having a minimum relative refractive index Δ2MIN. A difference between a softening point of the core and a softening point of the inner cladding is less than or equal to about 20° C., and Δ1MAX>Δ2MIN. The single mode optical fiber may also have an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding made from silica or SiON. The outer cladding has a maximum relative refractive index Δ3MAX, and Δ3MAX>Δ2MIN. A method for manufacturing an optical fiber includes providing a preform to a first furnace, the preform, drawing the optical fiber from the preform, and cooling the drawn optical fiber in a second furnace.

公开(公告)号：US20170160465A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15435679

申请日：2017-02-17

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Ming-Jun LI ,  Hazel Benton Matthews, III ,  Snigdharaj Kumar Mishra ,  Pushkar Tandon

IPC: G02B6/02 ,  C03B37/018 ,  C03C3/06 ,  G02B6/036 ,  C03C13/04

CPC classification number: G02B6/02019 ,  C03B37/01446 ,  C03B37/01453 ,  C03B37/018 ,  C03B37/01846 ,  C03B2201/08 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2203/22 ,  C03B2203/23 ,  C03B2207/32 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C13/046 ,  C03C2201/11 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  C03C2213/00 ,  G02B6/02009 ,  G02B6/02238 ,  G02B6/02395 ,  G02B6/03627 ,  G02B6/0365

Abstract: An optical fiber with large effective area, low bending loss and low attenuation. The optical fiber includes a core, an inner cladding region, and an outer cladding region. The core region includes a spatially uniform updopant to minimize low Rayleigh scattering and a relative refractive index and radius configured to provide large effective area. The inner cladding region features a large trench volume to minimize bending loss. The core may be doped with Cl and the inner cladding region may be doped with F.

公开(公告)号：US09650281B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-16

申请号：US14734104

申请日：2015-06-09

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Robert Brett Desorcie ,  Hazel Benton Matthews, III ,  Pushkar Tandon

IPC: G02B6/02 ,  C03B37/027 ,  C03B37/012 ,  C03B37/014 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/04

CPC classification number: C03C25/66 ,  C03B37/01205 ,  C03B37/01446 ,  C03B37/0146 ,  C03B37/027 ,  C03B2201/10 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2201/22 ,  C03B2201/31 ,  C03B2201/32 ,  C03B2201/34 ,  C03B2201/42 ,  C03B2203/23 ,  C03B2203/24 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C25/1061 ,  C03C25/1068 ,  C03C2201/11 ,  C03C2201/22 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  C03C2203/54 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/021 ,  G02B6/03627 ,  G02B6/0365 ,  Y02P40/57

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of making an optical fiber with improved bend performance, the optical fiber having a core and at least one cladding layer, and a chlorine content in the in the last layer of the at least one cladding layer that is greater than 500 ppm by weight. The fiber is prepared using a mixture of a carrier gas, a gaseous chlorine source material and a gaseous reducing agent during the sintering of the last or outermost layer of the at least one cladding layer. The inclusion of the reducing gas into a mixture of the carrier gas and gaseous chlorine material reduces oxygen-rich defects that results in at least a 20% reduction in TTP during hydrogen aging testing.

公开(公告)号：US20170097465A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15188323

申请日：2016-06-21

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

Inventor： Dana Craig Bookbinder ,  Ming-Jun Li ,  Hazel Benton Matthews, III ,  Snigdharaj Kumar Mishra ,  Pushkar Tandon

IPC: G02B6/036 ,  C03B37/018 ,  C03C13/04 ,  G02B6/02

CPC classification number: G02B6/02019 ,  C03B37/01446 ,  C03B37/01453 ,  C03B37/018 ,  C03B37/01846 ,  C03B2201/08 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/20 ,  C03B2203/22 ,  C03B2203/23 ,  C03B2207/32 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C13/046 ,  C03C2201/11 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  C03C2213/00 ,  G02B6/02009 ,  G02B6/02238 ,  G02B6/02395 ,  G02B6/03627 ,  G02B6/0365

Abstract: An optical fiber with large effective area, low bending loss and low attenuation. The optical fiber includes a core, an inner cladding region, and an outer cladding region. The core region includes a spatially uniform updopant to minimize low Rayleigh scattering and a relative refractive index and radius configured to provide large effective area. The inner cladding region features a large trench volume to minimize bending loss. The core may be doped with Cl and the inner cladding region may be doped with F.