Laser glasses and laser glass fibers
US5764661A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S501/90
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are laser glasses composed of a Ga--Na--S glasses doped with one or more kinds of activating ions, laser glass fibers comprising a core and a clad wherein the core is composed of the above-mentioned laser glasses of the present invention and optical fiber amplifiers comprising a pumping source, a laser glass fiber and a means for introducing pumping light and signal light into the laser glass fiber wherein the laser glass fiber is the above-mentioned laser glass fiber of the present invention. The laser glasses of the present invention show high radiative quantum efficiency and host glass stability and can be produced easily.
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