Low Phonon Energy Glass and Fiber Doped with a Rare Earth

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a low phonon energy glass and a fiber made therefrom. The glass includes the following components given in mol percent: X-germanium 0.1-30; arsenic 0-40; gallium; 0.01-20; and Y 40-85, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of germanium and mixtures of germanium and up to 50% of sulfur; wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of selenium; indium and mixtures thereof; and the glass also contains 0.001-2 weight percent of a rare earth, based on the weight of said components. The fiber has a minimum loss of less than 5 dB/m.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 29, 1997
Accession Number
ADD018725

Entities

People

  • Barry Harbison
  • Brandon Shaw
  • Brian Cole
  • Ishwar Aggarwal
  • Jasbinder Sanghera

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chalcogenide Glass
  • Elements
  • Energy
  • Fibers
  • Focal Plane Arrays
  • Focal Planes
  • Germanium
  • Germanium Compounds
  • Glass
  • Glass Fibers
  • Inventions
  • Materials Processing
  • Metals
  • Optical Fibers
  • Patent Applications
  • Rare Earth Elements
  • Refractive Index

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics