LIGHT-AMPLIFYING GLASS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

Title:

LIGHT-AMPLIFYING GLASS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/055041

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A light-amplifying glass which comprises: a matrix glass comprising 20 to 80 mol% Bi¿2?O¿3?, 5 to 75 mol% B¿2?O¿3? + SiO¿2?, 0.1 to 35 mol% Ga¿2?O¿3? + WO¿3? + TeO¿2?, up to 10 mol% Al¿2?O¿3?, up to 30 mol% GeO¿2?, up to 30 mol% TiO¿2?, and up to 30 mol% SnO¿2? and containing no CeO¿2?; and 0.01 to 10 wt.% erbium added to the matrix glass.

Inventors:

SUGIMOTO NAOKI (JP)
ITO SETSURO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2001/000310

Publication Date:

August 02, 2001

Filing Date:

January 18, 2001

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Assignee:

ASAHI GLASS CO LTD (JP)
SUGIMOTO NAOKI (JP)
ITO SETSURO (JP)

International Classes:

C03C3/062; C03C3/064; C03C3/068; C03C3/076; C03C3/095; C03C3/12; C03C4/12; H01S3/06; H01S3/17; H01S3/16; (IPC1-7): C03C4/12; C03C3/062; C03C3/068; C03C3/095; C03C3/12; C03C3/14; C03C3/253; H01S3/17

Domestic Patent References:

WO2000023392A1

2000-04-27

Foreign References:

JPH08110535A	1996-04-30
JPH03218945A	1991-09-26
JPH11236245A	1999-08-31
EP0727395A2	1996-08-21
EP0858976A2	1998-08-19

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