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Optical glass, optical waveguide amplifier and optical waveguide laser

US6304711A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 1999
Grant dateOct 16, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S3/173
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Neodymium-doped fluoroaluminate optical glass has a composition: 35 to 45 mol % AlF.sub.3; 5 to 30 mol % RF.sub.2, where R is selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Sr and Ba; 5 to 25 mol % MF, where M is selected from the group consisting of Na, Li, K and Rb; and 0.001 to 10 mol % dopant.

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