US4938562A
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Oxide coatings for fluoride glass
Assignee: APPLIED PHOTONIC DEVICES Inc
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Filing: 1989-07-14
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Granted: 1990-07-03
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Expires: 2009-07-14
Abstract
Abstract Non-oxide or heavy metal fluoride glass optical fiber with or without a cladding and coated with an outer layer of an oxide glass having a glass transition temperature of less than 400° C. and a thermal expansion coefficient of less than about 19×10 -6 .C -1 . Also, a method of making and providing such coatings on non-oxide or fluoride glass, and fiber optic products prepared by such methods.
Inventors
- 👤 Lubos J. B. Vacha
- 👤 Cornelius T. Moynihan
- 👤 Peter C. Schultz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:41
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C13/00; C03C13/04; C03C13/048; C03C13/041; C03C13/042; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/02; G02B6/02395; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S65/00; Y10S65/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
40 words
A coated optical fiber comprising a core of a non-oxide glass and a coating of an oxide glass having a glass transition temperature below 400° C. and a thermal expansion coefficient of less than about 19×10 -6 °C. -1 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
40 words
A coated optical fiber comprising a core of a non-oxide glass and a coating of an oxide glass having a glass transition temperature below 400° C. and a thermal expansion coefficient of less than about 19×10 -6 °C. -1 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The coated optical fiber of claim 1 wherein the coating is an alkali borophosphate or a alkali-Group II metal phosphate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The coated optical fiber of claim 1 wherein the viscosity of coating at the draw temperature is approximately the same as the viscosity of the non-oxide glass.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The coatd optical fiber of claim 1 further comprising a non-oxide cladding layer between the core and the metal oxide glass coating.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The coated optical fiber of claim 1 wherein the oxide glass is an alkali zinc phosphate or alkali borophosphate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The coated optical fiber of claim 1 wherein the coating has an index of refraction which is less than that of the glass core.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The coated optical fiber of claim 1 wherein the oxide coating further comprises one or more additional oxides to increase the durability of the coating.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The coated optical fiber of claim 7 wherein the additional oxide is Al 2 O 3 , GeO 2 , ZrO 2 SiO 2 or mixture thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
147 words
A coated optical fiber which is resistant to water or water vapor during preform handling, fiber drawing and fiber usage comprising a core of a non-oxide glass having the capability of acting as an optical transmission medium and a coating of an oxide glass having a glass transition temperature below 400° C. and a thermal expansion coefficient of less than between about 19×10 -6 ° C. -1 , made by a method which comprises drawing the fiber from a draw furnace without a protective atmosphere from a preform of a non-oxide glass core and an overclad of an oxide glass having a glass transition temperature below 400° C., a thermal expansion coefficient of less than about 19×10 -6 ° C. -1 , and a viscosity which is approximately the same as the viscosity of the glass core at the drawing temperature to obtain the coated optical fiber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
147 words
A coated optical fiber which is resistant to water or water vapor during preform handling, fiber drawing and fiber usage comprising a core of a non-oxide glass having the capability of acting as an optical transmission medium and a coating of an oxide glass having a glass transition temperature below 400° C. and a thermal expansion coefficient of less than between about 19×10 -6 ° C. -1 , made by a method which comprises drawing the fiber from a draw furnace without a protective atmosphere from a preform of a non-oxide glass core and an overclad of an oxide glass having a glass transition temperature below 400° C., a thermal expansion coefficient of less than about 19×10 -6 ° C. -1 , and a viscosity which is approximately the same as the viscosity of the glass core at the drawing temperature to obtain the coated optical fiber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A coated optical fiber comprising a fluoride glass core, a fluoride cladding therefore, and a protective coating of an oxide glass having a glass transition temperature below about 400° C. and a thermal expansion coefficient of less than about 19×10 -6 ° C. -1 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A coated optical fiber comprising a fluoride glass core, a fluoride cladding therefore, and a protective coating of an oxide glass having a glass transition temperature below about 400° C. and a thermal expansion coefficient of less than about 19×10 -6 ° C. -1 .
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The coated optical fiber of claim 10 wherein the coating is an alkali borophosphate or a alkali-Group II metal phosphate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The coated optical fiber of claim 10 wherein the viscosity of coating at the draw temperature is approximately the same as the viscosity of the fluoride glass.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The coated optical fiber of claim 10 wherein the metal oxide glass is an alkali zinc phosphate or alkali borophosphate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The coated optical fiber of claim 10 wherein the oxide coating further comprises one or more additional oxides to increase the durability of the coating.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The coated opticl fiber of claim 14 wherein the additional oxide is Al 2 O 3 , CaO, TiO 2 , GeO 2 , ZrO 2 , SiO 2 or mixtures thereof.
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