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AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsBruce G. Aitken, George H. Beall, Nicholas F. Borrelli, Matthew J. Dejneka
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The present invention relates to a glass matrix which includes 4-70 wt. % SiO2, 0.5-20 wt. % Al2O3, 0-20 wt. % R2O, 0-30 wt. % R′O, 8-85 wt. % Ta2O5, 0-40 wt. % Nb2O5, and 0.01-1.0 wt. % R″2O3, where R2O+R″O is between about 2-35 wt. %, Ta2O5+Nb2O5 is between about 8-85 wt. %, R is selected from a group consisting of Li, Na, K, and combinations thereof, R′ is selected from a group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Zn, Pb, and combinations thereof, and R″ is a rare earth element. The present invention also relates to use of the glass matrix in forming optic waveguides such as optic amplifiers. The present invention further relates to a transparent glass ceramic that contains pyrochlore, perovskite, or a combination thereof as its major crystal phase, and includes 4-40 wt. % SiO2, 1-15 wt. % Al2O3, 0-20 wt. % K2O, 0-12 wt. % Na2O, 0-5 wt. % Li2O, 8-85 wt. % Ta2O5, and 0-45 wt. % Nb2O5, wherein Ta2O5+Nb2O5 is at least about 20 wt. % and (K2O+Li2O+Na2O) is between about 5-20 wt. %. Also disclosed is a method of making the glass ceramic and use of the glass ceramic as a ferro-electric component in electro-optical devices or as a filtering core in an optical filtering device.
A transparent glass material comprising 4-70 wt. % SiO2, 0.5-20 wt. % Al2O3, 0-20 wt. % R2O, 0-30 wt. % R′O, 710-85 wt. % Ta2O5, 0-40 wt. % Nb2O5, and 0.01-1.0 wt. % R″2O3, wherein
A transparent glass ceramic matrix comprising 4-40 wt. % SiO2, 1-15 wt. % Al2O3, 0-20 wt. % K2O, 0-12 wt. % Na2O, 0-5 wt. % Li2O, 8-85 wt. % Ta2O5, and 0-45 wt. % Nb2O5, wherein Ta2O5+Nb2O5 is at least about 20 wt. %, (K2O+Li2O+Na2O) is between about 5-20 wt. %, and the matrix contains pyrochlore, perovskite, or a combination thereof as its major crystal phases and further comprising an oxide of a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu as a dopant.
A method of making a transparent glass ceramic matrix comprising 4-40 wt. % SiO2, 1-15 wt. % Al2O3, 0-20 wt. % K2O, 0-12 wt. % Na2O, 0-5 wt. % Li2O, 710-85 wt. % Ta2O5, and 0-45 wt. % Nb2O5, wherein Ta2O5+Nb2O5 is at least about 20 wt. % and (K2O+Li2O+Na2O) is between about 5-20 wt. % and further comprising an oxide of a rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu as a dopant, said method comprising:
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