WO2001061802A3 - Polymer blends for optical amplification - Google Patents

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WO2001061802A3
WO2001061802A3 PCT/US2001/004874 US0104874W WO0161802A3 WO 2001061802 A3 WO2001061802 A3 WO 2001061802A3 US 0104874 W US0104874 W US 0104874W WO 0161802 A3 WO0161802 A3 WO 0161802A3
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optical amplification
polymer blends
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fully halogenated
halogenated organic
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Robert A Norwood
Anthony F Garito
Anna Panackal
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Photon X Inc
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Priority to AU2001238323A priority Critical patent/AU2001238323A1/en
Publication of WO2001061802A2 publication Critical patent/WO2001061802A2/en
Publication of WO2001061802A3 publication Critical patent/WO2001061802A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/06754—Fibre amplifiers
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08G—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
    • C08G79/00—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a linkage containing atoms other than silicon, sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon with or without the latter elements in the main chain of the macromolecule
    • C08G79/02—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a linkage containing atoms other than silicon, sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon with or without the latter elements in the main chain of the macromolecule a linkage containing phosphorus
    • C08G79/04—Phosphorus linked to oxygen or to oxygen and carbon
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08L—COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
    • C08L85/00—Compositions of macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a linkage in the main chain of the macromolecule containing atoms other than silicon, sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen and carbon; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
    • C08L85/02—Compositions of macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a linkage in the main chain of the macromolecule containing atoms other than silicon, sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen and carbon; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers containing phosphorus
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02033—Core or cladding made from organic material, e.g. polymeric material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/06708—Constructional details of the fibre, e.g. compositions, cross-section, shape or tapering
    • H01S3/06716—Fibre compositions or doping with active elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/16—Solid materials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/16—Solid materials
    • H01S3/1691—Solid materials characterised by additives / sensitisers / promoters as further dopants
    • H01S3/1698—Solid materials characterised by additives / sensitisers / promoters as further dopants rare earth

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Abstract

The present invention provides a polymer blend comprising a general composition including a rare earth element, an element of Group VIA, an element of Group VA, a first fully halogenated organic group, a second fully halogenated organic group, and one of a perfluoropolymer, a fluoropolymer, and an optical polymer. Methods of forming the polymer blend are also disclosed.
PCT/US2001/004874 2000-02-18 2001-02-16 Polymer blends for optical amplification WO2001061802A2 (en)

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AU2001238323A AU2001238323A1 (en) 2000-02-18 2001-02-16 Polymer blends for optical amplification

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US09/507,582 US6292292B1 (en) 2000-02-18 2000-02-18 Rare earth polymers, optical amplifiers and optical fibers
US09/507,582 2000-02-18
US72228200A 2000-11-28 2000-11-28
US09/722,282 2000-11-28

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US4962995A (en) * 1989-06-16 1990-10-16 Gte Laboratories Incorporated Glasses for high efficiency erbium (3+) optical fiber lasers, amplifiers, and superluminescent sources
US5338607A (en) * 1992-01-20 1994-08-16 Central Glass Company, Limited 1.3 micrometer-band amplifying optical fiber preform
EP0775673A1 (en) * 1995-11-21 1997-05-28 Sumita Optical Glass, Inc. A fluorophosphate fluorescent glass capable of exhibiting fluorescence in the visible region
EP0989693A1 (en) * 1998-09-22 2000-03-29 PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.p.A. Optical amplification system including an Erbium-Ytterbium co-doped fiber

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4962995A (en) * 1989-06-16 1990-10-16 Gte Laboratories Incorporated Glasses for high efficiency erbium (3+) optical fiber lasers, amplifiers, and superluminescent sources
US5338607A (en) * 1992-01-20 1994-08-16 Central Glass Company, Limited 1.3 micrometer-band amplifying optical fiber preform
EP0775673A1 (en) * 1995-11-21 1997-05-28 Sumita Optical Glass, Inc. A fluorophosphate fluorescent glass capable of exhibiting fluorescence in the visible region
EP0989693A1 (en) * 1998-09-22 2000-03-29 PIRELLI CAVI E SISTEMI S.p.A. Optical amplification system including an Erbium-Ytterbium co-doped fiber

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