公开(公告)号：US20170197878A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15471344

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

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

IPC: C03C25/66 ,  G02B6/036 ,  C03C25/10

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：US09658394B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14728132

申请日：2015-06-02

Applicant: Corning Incorporated

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

IPC: G02B6/00 ,  G02B6/036 ,  G02B6/02 ,  C03B37/027 ,  C03B37/02 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/04

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：US09459401B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-04

申请号：US14690473

申请日：2015-04-20

Applicant: James Dalton Bell

Inventor： James Dalton Bell

IPC: G02B6/28 ,  G02B6/02 ,  C03C13/04 ,  C03C3/04 ,  G02B6/028 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B6/12

CPC classification number: G02B6/02395 ,  C03C3/04 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C13/046 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  C03C2213/00 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/028 ,  G02B6/0281 ,  G02B6/0286 ,  G02B2006/12061

Abstract: An optical waveguide having a cladding layer formed of high-purity glass, or a cladding layer formed of high-purity isotope-proportion modified glass, and with a core of high-purity isotope-proportion-modified glass with the index of refraction of the core glass greater than the index of refraction of the cladding glass, said high-purity isotope-proportion-modified core material having a Si-29-isotope proportion at most 4.447% Si-29 (atom/atom) of all silicon atoms in said core, or at least 4.90% of Si-29 (atom/atom) atoms in said core, or having a Ge-73 isotope proportion of at most 7.2% Ge-73 (atom/atom) of all germanium atoms in said core, or at least 8.18% of Ge-73 (atom/atom) of Germanium atoms in said core region.

公开(公告)号：US20160124143A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14932521

申请日：2015-11-04

Applicant: Verrillon, Inc.

Inventor： William Jacobsen ,  Abdelouahed Soufiane

IPC: G02B6/028 ,  C03C13/04 ,  G02B6/036

CPC classification number: G02B6/0281 ,  C03B37/018 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/31 ,  C03B2201/42 ,  C03B2201/70 ,  C03B2203/23 ,  C03B2203/26 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C25/104 ,  C03C2201/02 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  C03C2217/91 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/0283 ,  G02B6/03627 ,  Y02P40/57

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a hydrogen-resistant optical fiber with a core having a central axis. The core may include only silica, or only silica and fluorine, while a cladding region surrounding the core may be made of silica and fluorine, along with at least one of germanium, phosphorus, and titanium.

Abstract translation: 本发明的实施例涉及具有中心轴的芯的耐氢光纤。 芯可以仅包括二氧化硅，或者仅包括二氧化硅和氟，而围绕芯的包层区域可以由二氧化硅和氟以及锗，磷和钛中的至少一种制成。

公开(公告)号：US20150362671A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-17

申请号：US14690473

申请日：2015-04-20

Applicant: James Dalton Bell

Inventor： James Dalton Bell

IPC: G02B6/02 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B6/028

CPC classification number: G02B6/02395 ,  C03C3/04 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C13/046 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  C03C2213/00 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/028 ,  G02B6/0281 ,  G02B6/0286 ,  G02B2006/12061

Abstract: An optical waveguide having a cladding layer formed of high-purity glass, or a cladding layer formed of high-purity isotope-proportion modified glass, and with a core of high-purity isotope-proportion-modified glass with the index of refraction of the core glass greater than the index of refraction of the cladding glass, said high-purity isotope-proportion-modified core material having a Si-29-isotope proportion at most 4.447% Si-29 (atom/atom) of all silicon atoms in said core, or at least 4.90% of Si-29 (atom/atom) atoms in said core, or having a Ge-73 isotope proportion of at most 7.2% Ge-73 (atom/atom) of all germanium atoms in said core, or at least 8.18% of Ge-73 (atom/atom) of Germanium atoms in said core region.

公开(公告)号：US20130116108A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-09

申请号：US13540204

申请日：2012-07-02

Applicant: Nathan J. Cassingham ,  Ben Matthew Gauthier ,  Martin Panchula ,  Robert Stephen Pavlik ,  Yan Zhou ,  Konstantin S. Zuyev

Inventor： Nathan J. Cassingham ,  Ben Matthew Gauthier ,  Martin Panchula ,  Robert Stephen Pavlik ,  Yan Zhou ,  Konstantin S. Zuyev

IPC: C03C3/06

CPC classification number: C03C1/02 ,  C03B1/00 ,  C03B2201/075 ,  C03B2201/08 ,  C03B2201/23 ,  C03B2201/24 ,  C03B2201/31 ,  C03B2201/32 ,  C03B2201/34 ,  C03B2201/50 ,  C03B2201/54 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C2201/08 ,  C03C2201/23 ,  C03C2201/24 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  C03C2201/32 ,  C03C2201/34 ,  C03C2201/40 ,  C03C2201/50

Abstract: The invention relates to a silica glass compound having improved physical and chemical properties. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a silica glass having a desirable brittleness in combination with a desirable density while still yielding a glass composition having a desired hardness and desired strength relative to other glasses. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a silica glass composition that contains at least about 85 mole percent silicon dioxide and up to about 15 mole percent of one or more dopants selected from F, B, N, Al, Ge, one or more alkali metals (e.g., Li, Na, K, etc.), one or more alkaline earth metals (e.g., Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, etc.), one or more transition metals (e.g., Ti, Zn, Y, Zr, Hf, etc.), one or more lanthanides (e.g., Ce, etc.), or combinations of any two or more thereof.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及具有改善的物理和化学性质的二氧化硅玻璃化合物。 在一个实施方案中，本发明涉及具有期望的脆性以及所需密度的二氧化硅玻璃，同时仍然产生相对于其它玻璃具有所需硬度和所需强度的玻璃组合物。 在另一个实施方案中，本发明涉及二氧化硅玻璃组合物，其含有至少约85摩尔％的二氧化硅和至多约15摩尔％的选自F，B，N，Al，Ge的一种或多种掺杂剂，一种或多种 碱金属（如Li，Na，K等），一种或多种碱土金属（如Mg，Ca，Sr，Ba等），一种或多种过渡金属（如Ti，Zn，Y， Zr，Hf等），一种或多种镧系元素（例如Ce等），或其任何两种或多种的组合。

公开(公告)号：US08363313B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-29

申请号：US12907622

申请日：2010-10-19

Applicant: Teruno Nakaguma ,  Kentaro Ichii ,  Shoji Tanigawa

Inventor： Teruno Nakaguma ,  Kentaro Ichii ,  Shoji Tanigawa

IPC: H01S3/067 ,  C03C13/04 ,  C03C3/04 ,  G02B6/02 ,  C03C4/08

CPC classification number: H01S3/06716 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/045 ,  C03C2201/10 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  C03C2201/14 ,  C03C2201/28 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  C03C2201/3488 ,  C03C2201/36 ,  G02B6/024 ,  G02B6/036 ,  G02B6/03605 ,  G02B6/03633 ,  G02B6/03638 ,  G02B6/03644 ,  G02B6/03661 ,  H01S3/06712 ,  H01S3/06729 ,  H01S3/0675 ,  H01S3/094007 ,  H01S3/1608 ,  H01S3/1618 ,  H01S3/1691 ,  H01S3/1693

Abstract: An ytterbium-doped optical fiber of the present invention includes: a core which contains ytterbium, aluminum, and phosphorus and does not contain germanium; and a cladding which surrounds this core. The ytterbium concentration in the core in terms of ytterbium oxide is 0.09 to 0.68 mole percent. The molar ratio between the phosphorus concentration in the core in terms of diphosphorus pentoxide and the above ytterbium concentration in terms of ytterbium oxide is 3 to 30. The molar ratio between the aluminum concentration in the core in terms of aluminum oxide and the above ytterbium concentration in terms of ytterbium oxide is 3 to 32. The molar ratio between the above aluminum concentration in terms of aluminum oxide and the above phosphorus concentration in terms of diphosphorus pentoxide is 1 to 2.5.

Abstract translation: 本发明的镱掺杂光纤包括：含有镱，铝和磷并且不含锗的芯; 以及围绕该芯的包层。 以镱氧化物计，核心中的镱浓度为0.09〜0.68摩尔％。 以氧化镱表示的核心中的磷浓度与上述镱的氧化镱浓度之间的摩尔比为3〜30。以氧化铝计的核心中的铝浓度与上述镱的浓度 氧化镱的数量为3〜32。以氧化铝计的上述铝浓度与上述磷浓度之间的摩尔比为1〜2.5。

公开(公告)号：US07440672B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-21

申请号：US10514102

申请日：2003-05-13

Applicant: Young-beom Seo ,  Jae-hong Lim ,  Dae-weon Kim

Inventor： Young-beom Seo ,  Jae-hong Lim ,  Dae-weon Kim

IPC: G02B6/00 ,  H01S3/00 ,  H04B10/12

CPC classification number: C03C13/045 ,  C03B37/01838 ,  C03B2201/34 ,  C03B2201/36 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  C03C2201/34 ,  C03C2201/3482 ,  C03C2201/36 ,  H01S3/06754

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical fiber for an optical amplifier and a method for manufacturing the same, which can be applied to an optical transmission system in the S-band area (4130 nm-1530 nm). According to the present invention, silica is used as a base material and the optical fiber for an optical amplifier contains Tm3+ ions and metal ions in a first core layer formed on an inner surface of a second core layer using the MCVD (Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition) method and a solution doping method whereby the practicability and productivity of the optical fiber are remarkably improved.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于光放大器的光纤及其制造方法，其可应用于S波段区域（4130nm-1530nm）中的光传输系统。 根据本发明，使用二氧化硅作为基材，光放大用光纤在使用MCVD（改性化学气相沉积）的第二芯层的内表面上形成的第一芯层中含有Tm3 +离子和金属离子 ）方法和溶液掺杂方法，从而显着提高了光纤的实用性和生产率。

公开(公告)号：US20050044893A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-03

申请号：US10926619

申请日：2004-08-25

Applicant: Jeffrey Coon ,  John Lasala ,  Candace Quinn ,  Robert Sabia ,  Ronald Stewart ,  James Tingley ,  Ljerka Ukrainczyk ,  Joseph Whalen

Inventor： Jeffrey Coon ,  John Lasala ,  Candace Quinn ,  Robert Sabia ,  Ronald Stewart ,  James Tingley ,  Ljerka Ukrainczyk ,  Joseph Whalen

IPC: C03B19/12 ,  C03B19/14 ,  C03B32/00 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C23/00 ,  G02B6/34 ,  C03B37/00 ,  H01S3/081

CPC classification number: G02B6/29343 ,  C03B19/12 ,  C03B19/1453 ,  C03B32/00 ,  C03B32/005 ,  C03B2201/075 ,  C03B2201/23 ,  C03B2201/31 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C23/008 ,  C03C2201/23 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  C03C2203/50 ,  G02B6/29311

Abstract: Disclosed are optical resonators having low OH content in at least the near-surface region and a process for making low OH glass article by chlorine treatment of consolidated glass of the article. Cl2 gas was used to remove OH from depth as deep as 350 μm from the surface of the consolidated glass. The process can be used for treating flame-polished preformed optical resonator disks. A new process involving hot pressing or thermal reflowing for making planar optical resonator disks without the use of flame polishing is also disclosed.

Abstract translation: 公开了至少在近表面区域具有低OH含量的光学谐振器和通过氯处理制品的固结玻璃来制造低OH玻璃制品的方法。 使用Cl2气体从固结玻璃表面去除深度为350微米的OH。 该方法可用于处理火焰抛光的预制光学谐振器盘。 还公开了一种涉及用于制造平面光学谐振器盘而不使用火焰抛光的热压或热回流的新方法。

公开(公告)号：US20040037538A1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-26

申请号：US10608930

申请日：2003-06-27

Inventor： Craig R. Schardt ,  Mark T. Anderson ,  James R. Onstott ,  Lowell C. Frank

IPC: G02B006/00

CPC classification number: H01S3/067 ,  C03B19/102 ,  C03B19/1065 ,  C03B37/01807 ,  C03B37/01838 ,  C03B2201/12 ,  C03B2201/28 ,  C03B2201/36 ,  C03C3/06 ,  C03C13/046 ,  C03C17/3618 ,  C03C17/3626 ,  C03C17/3644 ,  C03C17/3652 ,  C03C2201/12 ,  C03C2201/28 ,  C03C2201/31 ,  C03C2201/3405 ,  C03C2201/3411 ,  C03C2201/3417 ,  C03C2201/3458 ,  C03C2201/3476 ,  C03C2201/3482 ,  C03C2201/3494 ,  C03C2201/36 ,  H01S3/06716 ,  H01S3/0677 ,  H01S3/06775 ,  H01S3/1608 ,  H01S3/1616 ,  H01S3/1693 ,  H01S3/1695 ,  H01S3/176

Abstract: A thulium doped silicate glass composition which contains SiO2, Al2O3, and La2O3 emits visible and UV light when excited by infrared light. The glass composition may also contain GeO2 and Er2O3. When excited by infrared light of about 1060 nm, the glass emits visible light at fluorescent transitions of the Tm3null ions with major broad features at 365, 455, 472, 651, and 791 nm.

Abstract translation: 含有SiO 2，Al 2 O 3和La 2 O 3的掺doped硅酸盐玻璃组合物在被红外光激发时发射可见光和UV光。 玻璃组合物还可以含有GeO 2和Er 2 O 3。 当由约1060nm的红外光激发时，玻璃在365nm，455nm，472nm，651nm和791nm处具有主要的广泛特征，在Tm 3+离子的荧光转变下发射可见光。