公开(公告)号：US6128430A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-03

申请号：US103655

申请日：1998-06-23

申请人： Polly Wanda Chu ,  Matthew John Dejneka ,  Brian Paul Tyndell ,  Kevin Joseph Yost

发明人： Polly Wanda Chu ,  Matthew John Dejneka ,  Brian Paul Tyndell ,  Kevin Joseph Yost

IPC分类号： G02B6/00 ,  C03B37/012 ,  C03B37/023 ,  C03B37/026 ,  C03B37/027 ,  C03C13/04 ,  G02B6/02 ,  H01S3/06 ,  H01S3/10

CPC分类号： C03C13/046 ,  C03B37/01205 ,  C03B37/0128 ,  C03B37/023 ,  C03B37/026 ,  C03B37/027 ,  G02B6/02 ,  C03B2205/13

摘要： An optical article having a rare earth doped, fluorinated aluminosilicate glass core composition consisting essentially, in mole %, of:______________________________________ SiO.sub.2 0-90 GeO.sub.2 0-90 Na.sub.2 O 0-25 Li.sub.2 O 0-10 K.sub.2 O 0-25 Rb.sub.2 O 0-25 Cs.sub.2 O 0-25 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 5-40 Ga.sub.2 O.sub.3 5-40 RE.sub.2 (1)O.sub.3 0-40 RE.sub.2 (2)O.sub.3 0-1 Er.sub.2 O.sub.3 0.001-5 Yb.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-5 PbO 0-15 RO 0-20 ZnO 0-10 ZrO.sub.2 0-2 TiO.sub.2 0-2 Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5 0-10 Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5 0-10 P.sub.2 O.sub.5 0-5 B.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-15 As.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-10 Sb.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-20 Na.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 0-10 Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3 0-5, and ______________________________________ up to 15 weight % fluorine in the form of at least one of a fluorinated component of the glass composition and a batch constituent selected from a group consisting of at least one of AlF.sub.3, REF.sub.3, NH.sub.5 F.sub.2, NaF, Na.sub.2 SiF.sub.6, Na.sub.3 AlF.sub.6,where RE(1) is at least one of Y, La, Gd, and Lu;RE(2) is at least one of Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Tm;R is at least one of Ba, Ca, Mg, and Sr;(SiO.sub.2 +GeO.sub.2) is in the range (40-90); and(Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 +Ga.sub.2 O.sub.3)>(RO+"alk".sub.2 O+RE.sub.2 O.sub.3) where "alk" is at least one of Li, Na, K, Cs, and Rb. A cullet-in-tube method for making continuous clad filament is also described.The invention provides for an optical waveguiding article having relatively high gain, a relatively flat gain spectrum, compatibility with conventional silica fiber, good durability and ease of manufacture.

摘要翻译： 具有稀土掺杂的氟化硅铝酸盐玻璃芯组合物的光学制品，其基本上以摩尔％为基准组成的： - SiO 2 0-90 - GeO 2 0-90 - Na 2 O 0-25 - Li 2 O 0-10 - K 2 O 0-25 - Rb 2 O 0-25 - Cs2O 0-25 - Al2O3 5-40 - Ga2O3 5-40 - RE2（1）O3 0-40 - RE2（2）O3 0-1 - Er2O3 0.001-5 - Yb2O3 0-5 - PbO 0- 15 - RO 0-20 - ZnO 0-10 - ZrO2 0-2 - TiO2 0-2 - Nb2O5 0-10 - Ta2O5 0-10 - P2O5 0-5 - B2O3 0-15 - As2O3 0-10 - Sb2O3 0- 20-Na 2 Cl 2 0-10-Bi 2 O 3 0-5和至多15重量％的玻璃组合物的氟化组分中的至少一种形式的氟和选自以下的至少一种的批式成分：AlF 3 ，REF3，NH5F2，NaF，Na2SiF6，Na3AlF6，其中RE（1）为Y，La，Gd和Lu中的至少一种; RE（2）是Ce，Pr，Nd，Sm，Eu，Tb，Dy，Ho和Tm中的至少一种; R是Ba，Ca，Mg和Sr中的至少一种; （SiO2 + GeO2）在（40-90）范围内; 和（Al 2 O 3 + Ga 2 O 3）>（RO +“alk”2O + RE 2 O 3），其中“alk”是Li，Na，K，Cs和Rb中的至少一种。 还描述了制造连续包层长丝的夹心管方法。 本发明提供了具有相对较高增益，相对平坦的增益谱，与常规二氧化硅纤维的相容性，良好的耐久性和易于制造的光学波导制品。

公开(公告)号：US06374641B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-23

申请号：US09590231

申请日：2000-06-08

申请人： Polly Wanda Chu ,  Matthew John Dejneka ,  Brian Paul Tyndell ,  Kevin Joseph Yost

发明人： Polly Wanda Chu ,  Matthew John Dejneka ,  Brian Paul Tyndell ,  Kevin Joseph Yost

IPC分类号： C03B37025

CPC分类号： C03C13/046 ,  C03B37/01205 ,  C03B37/0128 ,  C03B37/023 ,  C03B37/026 ,  C03B37/027 ,  C03B2205/13 ,  G02B6/02

摘要： An optical article having a rare earth doped, fluorinated aluminosilicate glass core composition consisting essentially, in mole %, of: SiO2 0-90 GeO2 0-90 Na2O 0-25 Li2O 0-10 K2O 0-25 Rb2O 0-25 Cs2O 0-25 Al2O3 5-40 Ga2O3 5-40 RE2(1)O3 0-40 RE2(2)O3 0-1  Er2O3 0.001-5    Yb2O3 0-5  PbO 0-15 RO 0-20 ZnO 0-10 ZrO2 0-2  TiO2 0-2  Nb2O5 0-10 Ta2O5 0-10 P2O5 0-5  B2O3 0-15 As2O3 0-10 Sb2O3 0-20 Na2Cl2 0-10 Bi2O3    0-5, and up to 15 weight % fluorine in the form of at least one of a fluorinated component of the glass composition and a batch constituent selected from a group consisting of at least one of AlF3, REF3, NH5F2, NaF, Na2SiF6, Na3AlF6, where RE(1) is at least one of Y, La, Gd, and Lu; RE(2) is at least one of Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, and Tm; R is at least one of Ba, Ca, Mg, and Sr; (SiO2+GeO2) is in the range (40-90); and (Al2O3+Ga2O3)>(RO+“alk”2O+RE2O3) where “alk” is at least one of Li, Na, K, Cs, and Rb. A cullet-in-tube method for making continuous clad filament is also described. The invention provides for an optical waveguiding article having relatively high gain, a relatively flat gain spectrum, compatibility with conventional silica fiber, good durability and ease of manufacture.

摘要翻译： 一种具有稀土掺杂的氟化铝硅酸盐玻璃芯组合物的光学制品，该组合物基本上以摩尔％计含有至多15重量％的玻璃组合物的氟化组分中的至少一种形式的氟和选自 由AlF3，REF3，NH5F2，NaF，Na2SiF6，Na3AlF6中的至少一种组成的组，其中RE（1）为Y，La，Gd和Lu中的至少一种; RE（2）为Ce，Pr ，Nd，Sm，Eu，Tb，Dy，Ho和Tm; R是Ba，Ca，Mg和Sr中的至少一种;（SiO 2 + GeO 2）在40〜90的范围内。 和（Al 2 O 3 + Ga 2 O 3）>（RO +“alk”2O + RE 2 O 3），其中“alk”是Li，Na，K，Cs和Rb中的至少一种。 还描述了用于制造连续包层长丝的夹心管方法。本发明提供了具有相对较高增益，相对平坦的增益谱，与常规二氧化硅纤维的相容性，良好的耐久性和易于制造的光波导制品。