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Glass body for optical fiber method of selecting the same optical fiber and method of making thereof

US5763081A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 1996
Grant dateJun 9, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2964
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A glass body for optical fiber containing GeO.sub.2 --SiO.sub.2 glass in a core portion thereof, in which the GeO.sub.2 --SiO.sub.2 glass has an absorbance at 5.16 eV of at least 1/mm but not higher than 2.5/mm or in which concentration of Ge.sup.2+ contained in the GeO.sub.2 --SiO.sub.2 glass substantially lies within the range of 1.1.times.10.sup.-9 to 2.8.times.10.sup.-9 mol/mm.sup.3 as calculated by the following general equation: EQU A=.epsilon..sub.5.16ev .multidot.C.sub.(Ge2+) .multidot.1 wherein A is absorbance which is expressed by A=-log T (T being transmittance) and normalized per 1 mm of optical path length, C.sub.(Ge2+) is Ge.sup.2+ concentration, .epsilon..sub.5.16ev is absorption coefficient (1/mol/cm), and 1 is optical path length.

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