Translucent sintered body, a Faraday rotator made of this sintered body, and an optical isolator

US9778495B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9778495-B2
Application numberUS-201414534907-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 6, 2014
Priority dateNov 11, 2013
Publication dateOct 3, 2017
Grant dateOct 3, 2017

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A translucent sintered body having the following basic composition: Ca (1−x) Yb x F (2+x) , where 0.4≦ x ≦1.0, or preferably Ca (1−x−y) Yb x R y F (2+x+y) , 0.4≦ x ≦1.0, 0≦ y ≦0.5 wherein R is at least one element selected from Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu and Y.

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What is claimed is: 1. A translucent sintered body comprising a composition represented by the following formula: Ca (1−x−y) Yb x R y F (2+x+y) , 0.4< x≦ 1.0, 0< y≦ 0.5, 0.1≦1 −x−y, wherein R is at least one element selected from Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu and Y. 2. A translucent sintered body as claimed in claim 1 , having a transmittance of 60% or higher with respect to the lights of wavelength range of 140 nm through 450 nm. 3. A Faraday rotator comprising a translucent sintered body according to claim 1 . 4. A Faraday rotator comprising a translucent sintered body according to claim 2 . 5. An optical isolator comprising a Faraday rotator of claim 3 . 6. An optical isolator comprising a Faraday rotator of claim 4 .

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  • Anti-reflection devices, e.g. optical isolaters (absorbing layers for marking or protecting purposes in laser working B23K26/50; magneto-optical non-reciprocal devices G02F1/093, G02F1/0955) · CPC title

  • Calcium oxide or oxide-forming salts thereof, e.g. lime · CPC title

  • G02F1/093Primary

    used as non-reciprocal devices, e.g. optical isolators, circulators (G02F1/0955 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • based on fluorides · CPC title

  • Rare earth oxide or oxide forming salts thereof, e.g. scandium oxide · CPC title

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What does patent US9778495B2 cover?
A translucent sintered body having the following basic composition: Ca (1−x) Yb x F (2+x) , where 0.4≦ x ≦1.0, or preferably Ca (1−x−y) Yb x R y F (2+x+y) , 0.4≦ x ≦1.0, 0≦ y ≦0.5 wherein R is at least one element selected from Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu and Y.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Shinetsu Chemical Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02F1/093. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 03 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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