High index-contrast fiber waveguides and applications
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G02B-006/02
G02B-006/20
G02B-006/00
출원번호
US-0123072
(2002-04-12)
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/ 주소
Anderson,Emilia
King,Wesley A.
Fink,Yoel
Pressman,Lori
출원인 / 주소
OmniGuide, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Fish &
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In one aspect, the invention features a fiber waveguide having a waveguide axis, including a first portion extending along the waveguide axis, and a second portion different from the first portion extending along the waveguide axis surrounding the first portion, wherein at least one of the first and
In one aspect, the invention features a fiber waveguide having a waveguide axis, including a first portion extending along the waveguide axis, and a second portion different from the first portion extending along the waveguide axis surrounding the first portion, wherein at least one of the first and second portions comprises a chalcogenide glass selected from the group consisting of Selenium chalcogenide glasses and Tellurium chalcogenide glasses, both the first and second portions have a viscosity greater than 103 Poise at some temperature, T, and the fiber waveguide is a photonic crystal fiber.
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What is claimed is: 1. A fiber waveguide having a waveguide axis, comprising: a first portion extending along the waveguide axis; and a second portion different from the first portion extending along the waveguide axis surrounding the first portion; wherein at least one of the first and second po
What is claimed is: 1. A fiber waveguide having a waveguide axis, comprising: a first portion extending along the waveguide axis; and a second portion different from the first portion extending along the waveguide axis surrounding the first portion; wherein at least one of the first and second portions comprises a chalcogenide glass selected from the group consisting of Selenium chalcogenide glasses and Tellurium chalcogenide glasses, both the first and second portions have a viscosity greater than 103 Poise at some temperature, T, and the fiber waveguide is a photonic crystal fiber. 2. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the chalcogenide glass is selected from the group consisting of As--S, As--Se, Ge--Se, As--Te, Sb--Se, As--S--Se, S--Se--Te, As--Se--Te, As--S--Te, Ge--S--Te, Ge--Se--Te, Ge--S--Se, As--Ge--Se, As--Ge--Te, As--Se--Pb, As--Se--Tl, As--Te--Tl, As--Se--Ga, and Ge--Sb--Se. 3. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the chalcogenide glass comprises an element selected from the group consisting of boron, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, gallium, arsenic, indium, tin, antimony, thallium, lead, bismuth, cadmium, lanthanum, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine. 4. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second portions includes a nonlinear material. 5. The fiber waveguide of claim 4, wherein the nonlinear material is an electrooptic material. 6. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the first or second material include one or more rare earth ions. 7. The fiber waveguide of claim 6, wherein the rare earth ions include erbium ions. 8. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the first portion is a homogeneous portion. 9. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the first portion is an inhomogeneous portion. 10. The fiber waveguide of claim 9, wherein the first portion includes a holey portion having one or more holes extending along the waveguide axis. 11. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the second portion comprises a dielectric material. 12. The fiber waveguide of claim 11, wherein the dielectric material is an inorganic material. 13. The fiber waveguide of claim 12, wherein the inorganic material is an inorganic glass. 14. The fiber waveguide of claim 13, wherein the inorganic glass is a halide glass. 15. The fiber waveguide of claim 13, wherein the inorganic glass is an oxide glass. 16. The fiber waveguide of claim 15, wherein the oxide glass includes up to 40 mole % of a compound of the form MO, where M is selected from the group consisting of Pb, Ca, Mg, Sr, Zn, and Ba. 17. The fiber waveguide of claim 15, wherein the oxide glass includes up to 40 mole % of a compound of the form M2O, where M is selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs. 18. The fiber waveguide of claim 15, wherein the oxide glass includes up to 40 mole % of a compound of the form M2O3, where M is selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Ga, In, and Bi. 19. The fiber waveguide of claim 15, wherein the oxide glass includes up to 60 mole % of P2O5. 20. The fiber waveguide of claim 15, wherein the oxide glass includes up to 40 mole % of SiO2. 21. The fiber waveguide of claim 15, wherein the oxide glass includes up to 40 mole % of a compound of the form MO, where M is selected from the group consisting of Zn. 22. The fiber waveguide of claim 15, wherein the oxide glass comprises more than one oxide compound. 23. The fiber waveguide of claim 22, wherein the oxide glass comprises ZnO and P2O5. 24. The fiber waveguide of claim 23, wherein the oxide glass further comprises PbO and In2O3. 25. The fiber waveguide of claim 13, wherein the inorganic glass is a mixed oxide-fluoride glass. 26. The fiber waveguide of claim 11, wherein the dielectric material is an organic material. 27. The fiber waveguide of claim 26, wherein the organic material is a polymer. 28. The fiber waveguide of claim 27, wherein the polymer is a polymer selected from the group consisting of carbonate-, sulfone-, etherimid-, acrylate-families, and fluoropolymers. 29. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the second portion is a homogeneous portion. 30. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the second portion is an inhomogeneous portion. 31. The fiber waveguide of claim 30, wherein the second portion is a holey portion having one or more holes extending along the waveguide axis. 32. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the photonic crystal fiber is a Bragg fiber. 33. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the first portion has a refractive index n1, the second portion has a refractive index n2, and |n1-n2|≧0.35. 34. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the first portion has a refractive index n1, the second portion has a refractive index n2, and |n1-n2|≧0.5. 35. The fiber waveguide of claim 1, wherein the first and second portions have a viscosity between 103 Poise and 106 Poise at some temperature, T. 36. A fiber waveguide having a waveguide axis, comprising: a core extending along the waveguide axis; and a confinement region surrounding the core about the waveguide axis and comprising a chalcogenide glass, the confinement region further comprising a photonic crystal structure having a photonic band gap, wherein during operation the confinement region guides EM radiation in at least a first range of frequencies to propagate along the waveguide axis, wherein the fiber waveguide is a photonic crystal fiber. 37. The fiber waveguide of claim 36, wherein the confinement region includes a first portion having a refractive index n1 and a second portion having a refractive index n2, and |n1-n2|≧0.1. 38. The fiber waveguide of claim 37, wherein |n1-n2|≧0.3. 39. The fiber waveguide of claim 36, wherein the core is a hollow core. 40. The fiber waveguide of claim 36, wherein the core includes a dielectric material. 41. The fiber waveguide of claim 36, wherein the core includes a nonlinear material. 42. The fiber waveguide of claim 36, wherein the core includes a rare earth ion. 43. The fiber waveguide of claim 36, wherein the confinement region comprises a plurality of layers. 44. The fiber waveguide of claim 43, wherein plurality of layers include the chalcogenide glass. 45. The fiber waveguide of claim 43, wherein a subset of the plurality of layers are devoid of the chalcogenide glass. 46. The fiber waveguide of claim 43, wherein a subset of layers are alternating layers. 47. The fiber waveguide of claim 36, wherein the chalcogenide glass includes Selenium. 48. The fiber waveguide of claim 36, wherein the chalcogenide glass includes Tellurium. 49. The fiber waveguide of claim 36, wherein the chalcogenide glass comprises an element selected from the group consisting of boron, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, gallium, arsenic, indium, tin, antimony, thallium, lead, bismuth, cadmium, lanthanum, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine. 50. A method for making photonic crystal fiber waveguide, comprising: providing a fiber preform comprising a first portion and a second portion surrounding the first portion, wherein the first portion comprises a chalcogenide glass; heating the fiber preform such that the first and second portions have a viscosity between 103 Poise and 106 Poise; and drawing the heated fiber preform to make the photonic crystal fiber waveguide. 51. The method of claim 50, wherein the viscosity of the heated first and second portions is less than 105 Poise. 52. A fiber waveguide having a waveguide axis, comprising: a first portion extending along the waveguide axis comprising a chalcogenide glass selected from the group consisting of Selenium chalcogenide glasses and Tellurium chalcogenide glasses; and a second portion different from the first portion extending along the waveguide axis surrounding the first portion, the second portion comprising a non-chalcogenide glass; wherein both the first and second portions have a viscosity greater than 103 Poise at some temperature, T, and the fiber waveguide is a photonic crystal fiber. 53. The fiber waveguide of claim 52, wherein the non-chalcogenide glass is an oxide glass. 54. The fiber waveguide of claim 52, wherein the non-chalcogenide glass is a halide glass. 55. The fiber waveguide of claim 52, wherein the first and second portions have a viscosity between 103 Poise and 106 Poise at some temperature, T.
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