Tellurite glass is disclosed, consisting essentially of 60 to 85 mol % of TeO.sub.2, up to 25 mol % of Li.sub.2 O, up to 35 mol % of Na.sub.2 O, up to 25 mol % of K.sub.2 O, up to 25 mol % of Rb.sub.2 O, up to 15 mol % of Cs.sub.2 O, up to 10 mol % of MgO, up to 5 mol % of CaO, up to 5 mol % of SrO, 1 to 30 mol % of BaO, up to 30 mol % of ZnO, up to 30 mol % of PbO, and up to 5 mol % in total of La.sub.2 O.sub.3, ZrO.sub.2, TiO.sub.2, Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5 and WO.sub.3 with the tota...

A family of alkali-tungsten-tellurite glasses that consist essentially of, as calculated in mole percent, 10-90% TeO.sub.2, at least 5% WO.sub.3 and at least 0.5% R.sub.2 O where R is Li, Na, K, Cs, Tl and mixtures, that may contain a lanthanide oxide as a dopant, in particular erbium oxide, and that, when so doped, is characterized by a fluorescent emission spectrum having a relatively broad FWHM value.

A family of tellurite glasses and optical components for telecommunication systems, the glasses consisting essentially of, as calculated in cation percent, 65-97% TeO.sub.2, and at least one additional oxide of an element having a valence greater than two and selected from the group consisting of Ta, Nb, W, Ti, La, Zr, Hf, Y, Gd, Lu, Sc, Al and Ga, that may contain a lanthanide oxide as a dopant, in particular erbium oxide, and that, when so doped, is characterized by a fluorescent emission spec...

Cadmium tellurite with a composition CdTeO.sub.3 is formed by reactive sputtering of a cadmium telluride target in an oxygen atmosphere.

A family of alkali-tungsten-tellurite glasses that consist essentially of, as calculated in mole percent, 10-90% TeO.sub.2, at least 5% W0.sub.3 and at least 0.5% R.sub.2 O where R is Li, Na, K, Cs, Tl and mixtures, that may contain a lanthanide oxide as a dopant, in particular erbium oxide, and that, when so doped, is characterized by a fluorescent emission spectrum having a relatively broad FWHM value.

A tellurite glass material has a composition of Li.sub.2 O:TiO.sub.2 :TeO.sub.2, and contains a dopant comprising ions of a rare earth metal. The rare earth ions can be thulium ions, Tm.sup.3+, to provide a material offering optical gain at 1470 nm. The properties of the glass make it suitable for the fabrication of high quality optical fibers and planar waveguides, which can in turn be used in optical amplifiers and oscillators. Co-doping the glass with acceptor ions such as holmium ions, Ho.su...

A tellurite glass particularly usable for an amplifier or oscillator utilizing an optical fiber or other guided wave structure. In approximate terms, the glass contain between 58 and 84 molar % of TeO.sub.2, up to 24 molar % Na.sub.2 O, and between 10 and 30 molar % of ZnO. Other alkali and divalent metals may be substituted for the Na and Zn respectively. Combinations of these tellurite glasses can be formed as an optical fiber (10) having a core (12) with a higher refractive index than that of...

This invention relates to thallium germanate, tellurite, and antimonite glasses possessing high optical nonlinearity, as well as good visible and infrared transmission, making them suitable materials for the fabrication of active optical devices.

An explosive composition, fluid when formulated and gelling to a paste at a predetermined time is provided. The composition, which is particularly useful for blasting rocks and can be readily poured or pumped into drillholes, comprises an oxidant, a combustible, a gelling agent, water and a gelling promoter.

This invention relates to thallium germanate, tellurite, and antimonite glasses possessing high optical nonlinearity, as well as good visible and infrared transmission, making them suitable materials for the fabrication of active optical devices.