JP2008518443A - 複数の空気孔を有する二重クラッド型希土類ドープ単一偏波光ファイバ - Google Patents
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以下の定義及び用語は技術上普通に用いられている。
Δ%=100×(ni 2−nc 2)/2ni 2
によって定められる屈折率の相対尺度を表し、ここで、niはiとして表される屈折率プロファイルセグメントの最大屈折率であり、基準屈折率ncはクラッド層の屈折率にとられる。セグメントのいかなる点もクラッドに対して測られた随伴相対屈折率を有する。
(i) 第1の屈折率n1を有する、シリカベース希土類ドープコア:
(ii) コアを囲む、n1>n2であるような第2の屈折率n2を有し、光ファイバの長さにわたって長さ方向に延びる複数の空気孔を有する、シリカベース内層クラッド;
(iii) 内層クラッドを囲む、n2>n3であるような第3の屈折率n3を有する、シリカベース外層クラッド;
を有し、
光ファイバは動作波長範囲内で単一偏波モードをサポートする。
希土類 0.1〜2.5重量%
P 0〜5重量%
Al 0.5〜15重量%
Ge 0.1〜15重量%
F 0〜1重量%
を含有する。
希土類 0.3〜1重量%
P 0〜2重量%
Al 2〜8重量%
Ge 3〜15重量%,及び
F 0.1〜0.5重量%
である。Ybドープコア12は、1.03〜1.11μm範囲においてレーザ発振するであろう。
F 0.5〜5重量%
B 0.5〜20重量%
含むことが好ましい。
図3A及び3Bは本発明の第1の例示的光ファイバの相対屈折率プロファイルを簡略に示す。さらに詳しくは、図3A及び3Bは光ファイバの(純シリカの屈折率に対する)屈折率パーセントデルタ対コア中心から測られた距離を示す。図3Aは、例えば、図1Bに示されるファイバの線Y-Yに沿う、空気孔を含まない領域にかけてとられた屈折率プロファイルを簡略に示す。図3Bは同じファイバの、但し(例えば、図1Bに示されるファイバの線A-Aに沿う)空気孔24を含む領域にかけてとられた、屈折率プロファイルを簡略に示す。
コア12: 0.6重量%Yb2O3,4.5重量%Al2O3,
3.0重量%GeO2,0.2重量%F;
内層クラッド14:8.5重量%GeO2;
外層クラッド16:9重量%B及び2.7重量%F;
である。
図6は本発明の第2の例示的光ファイバの、空気孔24,26と交差しない領域にわたる(例えば軸Y-Yに沿う)、屈折率プロファイルを示す。さらに詳しくは、図6は第2の例示的光ファイバについての屈折率デルタ%対半径を示す。この光ファイバは、1100nmのレーザ発振波長において多モードであるYbドープシリカベースコア12,屈折率がほとんど同じ(デルタ%〜0)2つの区画を有するシリカベース内層クラッド14,及びフッ素がドープされた外層クラッド16を有する。内層クラッドのNAは0.16である。図6は、コア12の屈折率差(デルタ%)が約0.7であり、フッ素ドープ外層クラッド16が約−0.7の屈折率デルタ%を有することを示す。
コア12: 0.8重量%Yb2O3,9.5重量%P2O3,
5.4重量%GeO2;
内層クラッド14:純シリカ;
外層クラッド16:2.3重量%F;
である。
図1B及び2A〜2Cのファイバは外付けCVD(OVD)プロセスで作成される。OVDプロセスは、スートプリフォームを作成するため、炎内で酸素と反応する(シリカ及び所望のドーパントを含む)所望の蒸気成分からスート粒子を形成してベイトロッド上に堆積させることによって光ファイバを作成する方法である。スートプリフォームは次いで、ベイトロッドを取り外してから、高温炉内で固結されて中実ガラスにされる。コア/内層クラッド/外層クラッド構成は、スートプリフォーム形成プロセスにおいてそれぞれの層に対して異なる蒸気成分を用いることによって達成される。コアプリフォームが初めに作成され、次いで固結され、コア/内層クラッドプリフォームの形成及び固結が続き、続いてコア/内層クラッドプリフォームに外層クラッド外付けCVDプロセス及び別の固結工程が施される。最終プリフォームは次いで、既知のファイバ線引き方法によって、線引きされて二重クラッド型単一偏波光ファイバ10にされる。
12 コア
14 内層クラッド
16 外層クラッド
18 保護被覆
24,26 空気孔
Claims (5)
- 光ファイバにおいて、
(i) 第1の屈折率n1を有する、シリカベース希土類ドープコア、
(ii) 前記コアを囲む、n1>n2であるような第2の屈折率n2を有し、前記光ファイバの長さにわたって長さ方向に延びる複数の空気孔を有する、シリカベース内層クラッド、及び
(iii) 前記内層クラッドを囲む、n2>n3であるような第3の屈折率n3を有する、シリカベース外層クラッド、
を有し、
前記光ファイバが動作波長範囲内で単一偏波モードをサポートすることを特徴とする光ファイバ。 - 前記希土類ドープコアが細長コアであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光ファイバ。
- 前記コアが楕円形であり、前記コアの最小寸法に対する前記コアの最大寸法の比が少なくとも1.5:1であることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の光ファイバ。
- 前記希土類ドープコアがYbを含有することを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の光ファイバ。
- 前記空気孔が、直径が7〜20μmの円形であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光ファイバ。
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