F-Term-List

2H250 OPTICAL FIBERS, OPTICAL FIBER CORES, AND OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLES
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MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL FIBERS
AA01 AA02 AA03 AA04 AA06 AA07 AA08 AA09
. Glass . . Manufacturing method of polarization-maintaining fibers . . . Subject matters provided with metallic layers and members . . . Giving a twist . . Processing after drawing . . . Atmosphere treatment . . . . Deuterium . . . Heating treatment (AC25 takes precedence)
AA11 AA13 AA14 AA15
. Plastic clad . Crystal . . Extruding . . Pulling-up
AA21 AA22 AA23 AA24 AA25 AA26 AA27 AA28 AA29 AA30
. Plastic . . Polymerization . . . Thermal polymerization . . . Photo-polymerization . . . Polymerizing from the outside to the center . . . Polymerizing from the center to the outside . . . Rotation polymerization . . Tube filling . . Extruding, spinning . . . Composite spinning
AA32 AA33 AA34 AA35 AA36 AA37 AA38 AA39 AA40
. . Drawing . . Stretching . . Heating devices, characterized by temperature . . Application . . Forming GI type refractive index distribution . . . Copolymerization after diffusion of monomers . . . Volatilization of monomers . . . Swelling . . . Diffusion of dopants (non-polymerizable low molecular materials)
AA42 AA43 AA44 AA45
. . Manufacturing method for reducing transmission losses . . . Reduction of degree of crystallinity . . . . Rapidly cooling and solidifying . . . . Addition of low molecular materials
AA51 AA52 AA53
. Multi cores . . Stacking and drawing method . . Perforation method
AA61 AA62 AA63 AA64 AA65
. Optical fiber bundles (AA51 takes precedence) . . Converge adhesion . . Converge pressure molding . . Converge and heating-stretching . . Melt spinning
AB AB00
MATERIALS OF OPTICAL FIBERS
AB01 AB02 AB03 AB04 AB05 AB06 AB07 AB08 AB09 AB10
. Cores, clads . . Glass . . . Quartz system . . . . Pure quartz . . . . Containing GeO2 . . . . Containing TiO2 . . . . Containing Al2O3 . . . . Containing P2O5 . . . . Containing B2O3 . . . . Containing fluorine
AB14 AB15 AB16 AB18 AB20
. . . . Containing transition elements (AH33 takes precedence) . . . . Containing alkali metals . . . . Containing alkaline earth metals . . . . Containing other components . . . . Containing two or more components
AB23 AB25 AB27 AB29
. . . Ge system . . . Other oxides . . . Fluorinated system . . . Chalcogen system
AB32 AB33 AB34 AB35 AB36 AB37 AB38 AB39 AB40
. . Plastic . . . Acrylic resin, methacrylic resin . . . . Fluoroalkyl group substitution . . . Polystyrene resin (PS) . . . Silicone resin . . . Fluorine resin . . . . Copolymers of different fluorine resin monomers . . . Hydrogen removal, reduction . . . . Deuterium substituted
AB43 AB44 AB45 AB46 AB47 AB48 AB49 AB50
. . . Copolymers . . . Polymer blend . . . Dopants, additives (non-polymerizable low molecular materials) . . . . Refractive index adjustors . . . . . Low refractive index dopants . . . . . Aromatic compounds . . . . Characterized by polymerization initiators . . . . Scattering materials
AB52 AB53 AB54 AB55 AB56 AB57 AB58 AB60
. . Crystals . . . Containing alkali metals . . . Containing silver . . . Containing halogen . . . Containing thallium . . . Characterized by single crystals . . . Characterized by multi crystals . . Metals
AB61 AB62 AB63 AB66 AB70
. Stressing members . . Containing two or more components . . Containing B2O3 . Jackets (excluding pure crystals) . Numerical limitation regarding a composition ratio of materials
AC AC00
OPTICAL FIBER STRUCTURES 1
AC01 AC02 AC03 AC04 AC05 AC06 AC07 AC08
. End portions . . Shapes of end surfaces . . . Inclined surfaces . . . Tapers, cones . . . Wedge-shapes, pyramids . . . Lens-shapes, curved surfaces, spherical surfaces . . . Only core portions project . . . Smoothed end surfaces, mirror surfaces
AC12 AC13 AC14 AC15 AC16 AC17 AC18 AC19 AC20
. . Core diameter changes of end portions . . Clad diameter changes of end portions . . Bent end potions . . Reflection free terminations . . Having antireflection film . . Characterized by combination with optical members . . . Semiconductor laser . . . Window materials of fiber end portions . . . Attaching lenses at fiber tip ends
AC22 AC23 AC24 AC25
. . Forming method of end portions . . . Etching . . . Mechanical machining (cutting, polishing) . . . Heating
AC31 AC32 AC33 AC34 AC35 AC37 AC38
. Structures in a longitudinal direction (AG takes precedence) . . Core diameter changes (AC12 takes precedence) . . Clad diameter changes (AC13 takes precedence) . . Periodic changes in an axial direction (AG takes precedence) . . Refractive index changes (AG takes precedence) . . Connection of a plurality of optical fibers . . . Dispersion management of the entire transmission paths
AC41 AC42 AC43 AC44 AC45 AC46 AC47 AC48 AC49 AC50
. Polarization-maintaining fibers . . Having elliptical stress applying portion . . Arranged with a stress applying portion on a side part . . Side tunnels . . Due to core shapes . . . Ellipse . . Due to asymmetry of refractive index . . Acting as polarizers . . Maintaining circular polarization . . Identification of polarization directions
AC51 AC52 AC53 AC55
. Having non-solid cores or clads (AF takes precedence) . . Having liquid cores . . Having gas or vacuum cores (AF takes precedence) . one-point support cores
AC61 AC62 AC63 AC64 AC65 AC66 AC67 AC68 AC69 AC70
. Multi cores . . The number of cores 2 . . The number of cores 3 . . The number of cores 4 . . The number of cores 5 . . The number of cores 6-7 . . The number of cores 8-16 . . The number of cores 17-24 . . The number of cores 25-37 . . The number of cores 38 or more
AC72 AC77 AC78
. . Coupling type/C-MC type . . Clad outer diameter . . . 125um
AC82 AC83 AC84 AC85 AC86
. . Core types . . . The same cores . . . Different cores . . . . by geometric shapes (core diameters, core shapes, etc.) . . . . By materials
AC92 AC93 AC94 AC95 AC96 AC97 AC98
. . Core sequences . . . Subject matters with a core in the center . . . Subject matters without a core in the center . . . Square grid-shaped core arrangements other than the center . . . Hexagonal/regular triangular grid-shaped core arrangements other than the center . . . Annular (Square, and hexagonal/regular triangular grids take precedence) . . . Liner
AD AD00
OPTICAL FIBER STRUCTURES 2
AD01 AD02 AD03 AD08
. Multilayered cores or clads . . Subject matters in which a refractive index at the center is not the highest . . . Subject matters in which the highest refractive index layer is a second layer from the center . . Subject matters having a plurality of layers different in characteristics other than a refractive index.
AD12 AD13 AD14 AD15 AD17 AD18 AD19 AD20
. . Refractive index difference arrangement from the highest refractive index layer to an external adjacent layer . . . Having only two layers . . . . (Negative, positive) arrays . . . . (Negative, negative) arrays . . . Having only three layers . . . . (Negative, positive, negative) arrays . . . . (Negative, negative, positive) arrays . . . . (Negative, positive, positive) arrays
AD23 AD24 AD25 AD26 AD27 AD29
. . . Having only four layers . . . . (Negative, positive, negative, positive) arrays . . . . (Negative, negative, positive, negative) arrays . . . . (Negative, positive, positive, negative) arrays . . . . (Negative, negative, positive, positive) arrays . . . Having five or more layers.
AD31 AD32 AD33 AD34 AD35 AD36 AD37
. Dimensions of layers . . Description of a diameter or thickness of a layer (excluding an outer diameters of a clad) . . Description of a diameter ratio between layers . . Outer diameters [um] of clads (AC77 takes precedence) . . . 120 or less . . . 130 to less than 500 . . . 500 or more
AD41 AD42 AD43 AD44 AD45 AD46 AD47
. Refractive index distribution types . . Curved or smoothed refractive index distributions . . GI type . . . Square distributions, parameters of alpha-th power distribution, and formulas . . . . alpha parameters is other than 2 . . . Having image focusing functions . . Pseudo-GI type, multi-step type
AE AE00
CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICAL FIBERS
AE01 AE02 AE03 AE04 AE05 AE06
. Dispersion control fiber types . . SMF for 1.3um zone (conventional type) . . Dispersion-compensating fibers . . Dispersion shift fibers . . Dispersion flat fibers . . Low dispersion fibers, NZ-DSF
AE11 AE12 AE13 AE14 AE15 AE16 AE17
. Use wavelength zone . . O-band (1260-1360nm) . . E-band (1360-1460nm) . . S-band (1460-1530nm) . . C-band (1530-1565nm) . . L-band (1565-1625nm) . . U-band (1625-1675nm)
AE21 AE22 AE23 AE24 AE25 AE26 AE27 AE28 AE29
. Numerical limitation on characteristics (@1.55um) . . Aeff [um2](or MFD[um]) . . . Aeff<=20 (MFD<=5) . . . 20 . . . 40 . . . 80 . . . 100 . . . 150 . . . 200
AE32 AE33 AE34 AE35 AE36 AE37 AE38 AE39 AE40
. . Dispersion(D)[ps/nm/km] . . . D<=-50 . . . -50 . . . -10 . . . -1 . . . 1 . . . 5 . . . 10 . . . 30
AE42 AE43 AE44 AE45 AE46 AE47 AE48 AE49
. . Dispersion slope(S)[ps/nm2/km] . . . S<=-0.3 . . . -0.3 . . . -0.1 . . . -0.03 . . . 0.03 . . . 0.1 . . . 0.3
AE52 AE53 AE54 AE55 AE56 AE57 AE58 AE60
. . Zero dispersion wavelength(lambda0)[nm] . . . lambda0<=1260 . . . 1260 . . . 1360 . . . 1530 . . . 1565 . . . 1625 . . Normalized frequency
AE62 AE63 AE64 AE65
. . Cut-off wavelength(lambdac)[nm] . . . lambdac<=1400 . . . 1400 . . . 1600
AE71 AE72 AE73 AE74 AE75 AE76 AE77 AE78 AE79
. Multimode . . Few modes . . 2 modes . . 3 modes . . 4 modes . . 5 modes . . 6-10 modes . . 11-20 modes . . 21 or more modes
AF AF00
PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS
AF01 AF02 AF03 AF04 AF05
. Types (waveguide principal) . . Holy type (total reflection) . . . Pore addition type (core high refractive index material) . . Photonic bandgap type . . . Bragg fibers (PC elements are cylindrical)
AF11 AF12 AF13 AF14 AF15 AF16 AF17
. Purposes (AH is also given appropriately) . . Transmission loss reduction . . Dispersion control . . . Increasing dispersion to +side . . . Increasing dispersion to -side (dispersion-compensating, etc.) . . . Zero wavelengths . . Expansion of single mode wavelength areas
AF21 AF22 AF23 AF24 AF25 AF27 AF28 AF29 AF30
. Materials (AB is given appropriately) . . Photonic crystal (PC) elements . . . Pores . . . . Characterized by filling gas materials . . . Solid, liquid . . Cores . . . Pores . . . Solid, liquid . . . . High refractive index materials
AF31 AF32 AF33 AF34 AF35 AF36 AF37 AF38 AF39 AF40
. Structures . . Having a small number (about 10 or less) of PC elements (pores) . . Having plural types of PC elements (pores) . . Characterized by PC elements (pores) . . . Elliptical . . . Polygonal . . Characterized by the arrangement of PC elements (pores) . . . Having no rotational symmetry of 3 times or more . . Characterized in refractive index distribution of cores . . Changes in a longitudinal direction
AF42 AF43 AF44 AF46 AF47
. . End portions . . . Pore sealing at an end portion . . . Characterized by coupling with optical members . . Overclad, jacket . . Structures for preventing contaminations
AF51 AF52 AF53 AF54 AF55 AF56 AF57 AF58 AF59 AF60
. Manufacturing method . . Formation of bores . . . Bundling capillaries . . . Drilling . . . Dissolution of materials . . Drawing . . . Characterized by the use of gas during drawing . . Contamination prevention . . Array accuracy improvement . . Extrusion
AG AG00
FIBER GRATING
AG01 AG02 AG03 AG04 AG05 AG06 AG07
. Type refractive index variation . . Bragg grating . . Long term grating . . Chirp type (a cycle changes in a longitudinal direction) . . Apodization type (amplitude changes in a longitudinal direction) . . Sampled type (amplitude periodically changes) . . Blazed type, slant type (inclination)
AG11 AG12 AG13 AG14 AG15 AG16 AG17 AG18
. Applications . . Wavelength selections (add/drop) . . Dispersion compensating . . Filters . . . Gain equalization . . Mode coupling . . Wavelength stabilization of light source, resonance structures . . Sensors
AG21 AG22 AG23 AG24 AG25 AG27 AG28
. Purposes, characteristics . . Temperature compensation, temperature independence . . Polarization independence . . Side-lobe reduction . . Expansion of a preventive wavelength region . . Reflection of specific wavelength light . . Radiation of specific wavelength light
AG31 AG32 AG33 AG34 AG35 AG36 AG37 AG38 AG39
. Structures . . Characterized by grating forming places . . . End portions of fibers . . . Core expanding portions . . . Fiber couplers . . . Formed on a part other than a center core . . Characterized by refractive index profiles . . Changing diameters . . Connecting a plurality of gratings in series
AG42 AG43 AG44
. . Variable control . . . Due to temperature (heating/cooling) . . . Due to power (applying tension and the like)
AG51 AG52 AG53 AG54 AG55 AG56 AG57 AG58 AG59 AG60
. Protection, fixing . . Substrates . . Pedestals, jigs . . Packages . . Coating (BA-BD are also given) . . Fixing while applying force on fibers . . Thermal expansion coefficients of protection, fixing members . . . Positive . . . 0 . . . Negative
AG61 AG62 AG63 AG64 AG65 AG66 AG67 AG68 AG70
. Manufacturing method, manufacturing device . . Light irradiation through a mask . . . Phase masks . . . Amplitude masks . . Two-beam interference, holographic . . Scanning of local irradiation beams . . . Picosecond, femtosecond laser . . Irradiation light sources other than laser . . Local heating
AG72 AG73 AG74 AG76 AG77 AG78 AG79 AG80
. . Forming grating while coating . . Forming gratings by applying tension . . Monitoring . . Pretreatment for grating formation . . . Hydrogen addition . . . Characterized by coating removal . . Posttreatment of grating formation . . . Annealing
AH AH00
FUNCTIONS, PURPOSES OF OPTICAL FIBERS
AH01 AH02 AH03 AH04 AH05 AH07 AH08 AH09
. Physical, mechanical functions and purposes . . Improvement of heat resistance, flame retardant . . Control of thermal expansion (AG22, 43 take precedence) . . Moisture resistance, chemical resistance . . Radiation, radiation resistance . . Improvement of mechanical strength . . Improvement of flexibility, flex resistance . . Reduction in diameter
AH11 AH12 AH13 AH14 AH15 AH16 AH17 AH18 AH19
. Optical functions, purposes . . Expansion of effective core cross-sections (Aeff) . . Contraction of effective core cross-sections (Aeff) . . Nonlinear effect suppression . . highly nonlinear properties . . Reduction of polarization mode dispersion . . Disperse slope compensation . . Dispersion reduction . . Dispersion flattening, dispersion slope reduction
AH22 AH23 AH24 AH25 AH27 AH29
. . Bending loss reduction . . Widening bandwidth . . Increase of the number of apertures . . Expansion of use wavelength region . . Light absorption, stray lights, crosstalk prevention . . Transmittance recovery
AH31 AH32 AH33 AH34 AH35 AH36 AH37 AH38 AH39 AH40
. Purposes . . Optical amplification fibers . . . Rare earth addition types . . . For raman amplification . . For WDM . . For wiring, for FTTH . . Side surface light leak types . . For detection (AG18 takes precedence) . . . Liquid detection . . . Disconnection detection
AH42 AH43 AH44 AH45 AH46 AH47 AH50
. . For power transmission . . . Cooling . . Infrared transmission . . Optical soliton transmission . . For mode multiplex (excluding polarization multiplex) . Connection-facilitating with optical fibers, low connection losses . Numerical limitation, formulas (other terms take precedence)
BA BA00
MANUFACTURE OF CORES
BA01 BA02 BA03 BA04 BA05 BA06
. Coating method . . Extrusion . . Application . . Evaporation . . Pipe coating . . Recoating
BA11 BA12 BA13 BA14 BA15 BA16 BA17 BA18 BA19 BA20
. Purposes . . Uniformizing . . Speed increase . . Stress strain suppression . . Screening . . Thermal treatment . . Curing of resin . . . Ultraviolet curing . . . Thermosetting . . Removal of hydrogen gas
BA21 BA22 BA23 BA24 BA25
. Devices for manufacturing . . Coating devices . . . Characterized by dies . . . Characterized by winding devices . . Ultraviolet curing devices
BA31 BA32 BA33 BA34 BA35 BA36 BA37
. Coating objects . . Glass fibers . . Plastic clad fibers . . Plastic fibers . . Crystal fibers . . Fiber gratings . . Fusion-spliced parts
BB BB00
COATING MATERIALS OF CORES
BB01 BB02 BB03 BB04 BB05 BB06 BB07 BB08 BB09 BB10
. Materials . . Resins . . . Polyamide (nylon) . . . Silicone resin . . . Epoxy resin . . . Polyimide . . . Acrylic resin, methacrylic resin . . . Fluorine resin . . . Polyolefin . . . . Polyethylene
BB13 BB14 BB15 BB16 BB17 BB18 BB19 BB20
. . . Polyester . . . Polyurethane . . . Vinyl . . . Crystal polymers . . . Other reins . . . Copolymers . . . Containing additives . . . Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP)
BB22 BB26
. . Glass . . Metals
BB31 BB32 BB33 BB34 BB35 BB36 BB37 BB38 BB39
. Properties . . Thermosetting . . Photocurable . . Electron ray-curable . . Thermoplastic . . Liquid crystal polymers . . Foam layers . . Cushioning layers . . Peeling layers
BC BC00
CORE STRUCTURES
BC01 BC02 BC03 BC04 BC05
. Coating layer structures . . 2 layers . . 3 layers . . 4 layers . . 5 or more layers
BC11 BC12 BC13 BC14 BC15 BC16 BC17 BC18 BC19 BC20
. Pipe coatings . . Having intervening objects . . . Gas . . . Liquid . . . Powder . . . Plates . . . Linear bodies . . . Fibers . Coating with embedded reinforcement lines . . Drop cables
BD BD00
FUNCTIONS, PURPOSES OF CORES
BD01 BD02 BD03 BD04 BD05 BD06 BD07 BD08 BD09 BD10
. Stray light prevention . Identification . Heat resistance, flame retardant . Radiation resistance . Waterproof . Chemical resistance . Adhesiveness, non-sealable property . Characterized by surface friction . Application of stress . Easing of stress
BD11 BD12 BD13 BD14 BD16 BD17 BD18 BD19 BD20
. Reduction in coating thickness, reduction in diameter . Transmission loss reduction . Reinforcement . Used for optical fiber tapes . Numerical limitation . . Young's modulus, modulus . . Coating thickness, coating outer diameters . . Thermal expansion coefficient . . Composition ratio of coating materials
BD21 BD22 BD23 BD24 BD25 BD26
. Problem of internal wiring . . Appearance . . Fixing method . . Preventing damages . . Bent wiring . . Accident prevention
CA CA00
OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE STRUCTURES
CA01 CA02 CA03 CA05 CA06 CA08 CA09 CA10
. Bundle cross section structures . . Integral . . Non-integral . . Having a line-shape . . . Refractive index distribution light guide body arrays . . Having an intervening object between element fibers . . . Absorption or shades . . . Conductors
CA11 CA13 CA14 CA15
. . . Lubricants . . Having a mixture of multiple types of element fibers . . . For lighting and for detection or reading . . . Different in diameter or shape
CA21 CA22 CA23 CA24 CA26 CA28
. Bundle longitudinal direction structures . . Having twisting or spiral portions . . . Giving flexibility or elastic property . . . Giving optical effects . . Organized one . . Having light leak portions, reflection portions
CA31 CA32 CA33 CA34 CA35 CA36 CA37 CA39
. Structures in which the shape or arrangement of an inlet and an outlet are different. . . Expansion or contraction . . Pattern conversion, pattern generation . . Circle one straight lines . . . The same straight lines . . Reordering, image decomposition . . Random correspondence . . Branching or merging
CA41 CA42 CA43 CA45 CA46 CA47 CA48 CA49 CA50
. End portion structures . . Fixing, supporting . . Fixed portion root . . Optical structures . . . Having curved bundle end surfaces . . . Having inclined bundle end surfaces . . . Having optical acting portions at tip ends of elements . . . Having tip ends of elements that are not parallel with each other . . . Removing or modifying clads at tip ends
CA51
. . . Having masks or shielding portions.
CA61 CA62 CA63 CA64 CA65 CA67 CA68 CA69
. Protection structures . . Skin, coating . . Heat resistance, cooling . . Radiation resistance, devitrification recovery . . End surface protection . Connection structures . . Bundles each other . . Bundles and light sources or light receivers
CB CB00
FUNCTIONS OF OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLES
CB01 CB02 CB04 CB06 CB08 CB10
. Image deterioration prevention . . Using vibrations . Image deformation, correction . Image plane deformation, correction . Uniformizing lighting or light reception, distribution correction . Lighting of linear or annular areas
CB12
. Infrared or power transmission
CC CC00
MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLES
CC07 CC08 CC09 CC10
. Manufacturing method of non-integral bundles . . Focusing, bundling . . Winding method . . Elution method
CC12 CC13 CC14 CC15 CC16 CC18
. Aligning method . . Sequential parallel position, stacked alignment . . Sequential parallel position by guide grooves, guide pins . . Simultaneous passage alignment to rollers, openings. And comb teeth . . Parallel arrangement of unit fiber bundles . . Alignment by vibrations or fluid
CC21 CC23 CC25 CC28
. Manufacturing method of sheet-shaped bundles . Manufacturing method of subject matters in which shapes and arrangements of an inlet and an outlet are different. . Manufacturing method that does not rely on focusing of element fibers . Manufacturing method of end portions
CD CD00
APPLICATION OF OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLES
CD01 CD02 CD03 CD05 CD06 CD07 CD09 CD10
. Observation devices, monitoring devices, fiberscopes . . Through eyepieces . . Through screens or photoelectric conversion devices . Copying machines, camera, projector . . For slit exposure . . Screens, focusing screens . Reading, detection, measurement, recording, facsimiles . . For scanning devices
CD11 CD13 CD14 CD16 CD18 CD20
. . For light emitting element or light receiving element array . Indications, displays, decorations . . Variable, movable one . Face plates, televisions . Medical equipment (excluding endoscopes) . Solar power equipment
CD22
. Light signal transmission, optical communications
CZ CZ00
OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLES, OTHERS
CZ01 CZ02 CZ04 CZ05 CZ07 CZ08 CZ09
. Special element fibers or light guides . . Refractive index distribution light guides . . Waveguide type light guides . . Having cross-sections that are not circular or regular polygonal . Fiber materials other than multi-component glass . . Plastic . . Silica glass
CZ11 CZ13 CZ15
. Auxiliary optical system of a device using a bundle . Handling of bundles, operation auxiliary means . Inspection, measurement of bundles
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