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Research on thermal stability and breakdown response of soft glass for optical fuse

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16560596
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Inorganic materials/Physical properties
Research InstitutionNational Institute for Materials Science

Principal Investigator

TODOROKI Shin-ichi  National Institute for Materials Science, Advanced Materials Laboratory, Senior Researcher, 物質研究所, 主幹研究員 (40343876)

Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
KeywordsOptical fiber / Soft glass / plastic flow / Optical switch / Thermal stability / 光フアイバ / 結晶化
Research Abstract

The recent development of laser light sources of over 1 kW has stimulated the need for the devices called optical fuse/limiter which are used for protecting optical systems from unexpected incident light. I have proposed another type of fiber-based optical fuse, in which a transparent soft glass layer (tellurium oxide) is inserted across the fiber circuit and coated with carbon paint. The breakdown is accomplished by the following process ; (1)A small portion of light propagating in the soft glass reaches the outer carbon coating since the glass layer does not include a waveguide structure. (2)The coating absorbs the non-guided light and this increases its temperature. (3)The adjacent soft glass layer is also heated and deforms or devitrifies thus breaking the optical connection. This device can endure few watts of light but its response time is more than 0.1 sec. Such a slow response is attributed to the speed of thermal diffusion and plastic flow during the reaction. Therefore, here I report the dynamics of the heat-induced deformation of a soft glass layer by monitoring its insertion loss.
The irreversible transformation of a tellurium oxide glass layer inserted between two ends of two silica glass optical fibers was monitored via the intensity of a light passed through the circuit. Heat-induced breakage occurred when the glass crystallized or flowed in the presence of a shearing stress. Without the stress, the optical link was maintained through the glass melt but suddenly broke due to the crystallization. On the other hand, the stress deformed the glass bridge and broke the optical link less than 0.4 sec. Thus, the shearing stress at the splicing point helps the device respond immediately and reliably.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2006 2005

All Journal Article (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Heat-induced breakage of an optical circuit at a TeO_2 glass bridge linking silica glass fibers2006

    • Author(s)
      S.Todoroki
    • Journal Title

      J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn. 114・未定

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Heat-induced breakage of an optical circuit at a TeO_2 glass bridge linking silica glass fibers2006

    • Author(s)
      S.Todoroki
    • Journal Title

      J.Ceram.Soc.Jpn. vol 114(in print)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 光ヒューズに用いる純TeO_2ガラスの結晶化のその場観察2005

    • Author(s)
      轟眞市, 井上悟
    • Journal Title

      The 15th Meeting on Glass for Photonics 講演要旨集

      Pages: 17-18

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2004-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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