Systems and methods for producing robust chalcogenide optical fibers
AssigneeUniversity of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsAyman F. Abouraddy, Guangming Tao, Soroush Shabahang
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a chalcogenide glass optical fiber is produced by forming a billet including a chalcogenide glass mass and a polymer mass in a stacked configuration, heating the billet to a temperature below the melting point of the chalcogenide glass, extruding the billet in the ambient environment to form a preform rod having a chalcogenide glass core and a polymer jacket, and drawing the preform rod.
Claims21
A method for producing a chalcogenide glass optical fiber, the method comprising:
- forming a billet including a chalcogenide glass mass and a polymer mass in a stacked configuration;
- heating the billet to a temperature below the melting point of the chalcogenide glass;
- extruding the billet in the ambient environment to form a preform rod having a chalcogenide glass core and a polymer jacket;
- and
- drawing the preform rod.
A billet for use in producing a chalcogenide glass optical fiber, the billet comprising:
- a first chalcogenide glass mass;
- a second chalcogenide glass mass;
- and
- a polymer mass;
- wherein the masses are arranged in a stacked configuration.
A chalcogenide glass optical fiber comprising:
- a core made of a first chalcogenide glass;
- a cladding made of a second chalcogenide glass;
- and
- a built-in jacket made of a polymer, the jacket being approximately 200 to 1000 μm thick.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.