Patents by Inventor Keiichi Aiso

Keiichi Aiso has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240150227
    Abstract: An optical fiber includes a core portion made of silica-based glass; and a cladding portion made of silica-based glass having lower maximum refractive index than the core portion, the cladding portion surrounding an outer periphery of the core portion. The core portion is doped with an alkali metal element and chlorine. An average concentration of chlorine is higher than 800 atomic ppm on a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the core portion. A region doped with the alkali metal element is larger than a region doped with chlorine at 800 atomic ppm or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori MUKASA, Keiichi AISO
  • Publication number: 20230358949
    Abstract: An optical fiber includes: a core portion made of glass; a side core layer made of glass and enclosing the core portion; a cladding portion made of glass and enclosing the side core layer; and a coating layer including a primary layer made of resin and enclosing the cladding portion, and a secondary layer made of resin and enclosing the primary layer. The relationships ?1>?Clad>?2 and 0>?2 are satisfied where ?1 represents relative refractive-index difference of average maximum refractive index of the core portion with respect to average refractive index of the cladding portion, ?2 represents relative refractive-index difference of average refractive index of the side core layer with respect to average refractive index of the cladding portion, and ?Clad represents relative refractive-index difference of average refractive index of the cladding portion with respect to refractive index of pure silica glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori MUKASA, Minoru KASAHARA, Keiichi AISO, Yukihiro TSUCHIDA, Naoya YOMOGITA, Takumi SUGANE, Ichihiko SUGANUMA, Tomoaki GONOHE, Mitsuhiro IWAYA, Zoltan VARALLYAY, Tamas MIHALFFY
  • Patent number: 11795097
    Abstract: A method of producing an optical fiber preform includes a silica glass body forming step of forming a silica glass body to be at least a portion of a core portion. The method includes an alkali-metal-doped silica glass body forming step of forming an alkali-metal-doped silica glass body doped with an alkali metal around the silica glass body such that the alkali-metal-doped silica glass body contacts the silica glass body. The method further includes a diffusing step of diffusing the alkali metal from the alkali-metal-doped silica glass body to the silica glass body by a heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Aiso, Tomohiro Gonda
  • Publication number: 20230123319
    Abstract: An optical amplifying fiber includes: at least one core portion including a rare earth element added therein; an inner cladding portion surrounding the at least one core portion, the inner cladding portion having a refractive index lower than a maximum refractive index of the at least one core portion; and an outer cladding portion surrounding the inner cladding portion, the outer cladding portion having a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the inner cladding portion, the inner cladding portion including different refractive index regions each having a refractive index different from a refractive index of a region adjacent to that different refractive index region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigehiro TAKASAKA, Koichi MAEDA, Keiichi AISO, Shinichi ARAI, Kazunori MUKASA, Yukihiro TSUCHIDA, Masanori TAKAHASHI, Ryuichi SUGIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230006410
    Abstract: An optical amplifying fiber includes: at least one single core portion doped with a rare-earth element; an inner cladding portion configured to enclose the at least one core portion, the inner cladding portion having a lower refractive index than maximum refractive index of each core portion; and an outer cladding portion configured to enclose the inner cladding portion, the outer cladding portion having a lower refractive index than refractive index of the inner cladding portion, wherein the inner cladding portion includes a plurality of air bubbles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigehiro TAKASAKA, Koichi MAEDA, Keiichi AISO, Shinichi ARAI, Ryuichi SUGIZAKI, Kazunori MUKASA, Yukihiro TSUCHIDA, Masanori TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11079537
    Abstract: An optical fiber has a core to which chlorine is added and a clad to which fluorine is added, chlorine of 9000 to 13000 ppm is added to the core, a relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core to a pure silica glass is 0.09 to 0.13%, a relative refractive index difference ?2 of the clad to a pure silica glass is ?0.36 to ?0.17%, a difference (?1-?2) between the relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core and the relative refractive index difference ?2 of the clad is larger than or equal to 0.30%, a mode field diameter at wavelength 1.31 ?m is 8.8 to 9.6 ?m, and a stress difference occurring at an interface between the core and the clad is lower than or equal to 60 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Miyabe, Keiichi Aiso
  • Publication number: 20200262736
    Abstract: A method of producing an optical fiber preform includes a silica glass body forming step of forming a silica glass body to be at least a portion of a core portion. The method includes an alkali-metal-doped silica glass body forming step of forming an alkali-metal-doped silica glass body doped with an alkali metal around the silica glass body such that the alkali-metal-doped silica glass body contacts the silica glass body. The method further includes a diffusing step of diffusing the alkali metal from the alkali-metal-doped silica glass body to the silica glass body by a heat treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi AISO, Tomohiro GONDA
  • Patent number: 10676387
    Abstract: A method of producing an optical fiber preform includes: an alkali-metal-doped silica glass body forming step of forming an alkali-metal-doped silica glass body doped with an alkali metal; a silica glass body forming step of forming a silica glass body to be at least a portion of a core portion around the alkali-metal-doped silica glass body such that the silica glass body contacts the alkali-metal-doped silica glass body; and a diffusing step of diffusing the alkali metal from the alkali-metal-doped silica glass body to the silica glass body by a heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Aiso, Tomohiro Gonda
  • Publication number: 20190391323
    Abstract: Provided are an optical fiber and a manufacturing method of the optical fiber that can reduce transmission loss even when drawing is performed at a high tension and a high rate. An optical fiber has a core to which chlorine is added and a clad to which fluorine is added, chlorine of 9000 to 13000 ppm is added to the core, a relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core to a pure silica glass is 0.09 to 0.13%, a relative refractive index difference ?2 of the clad to a pure silica glass is ?0.36 to ?0.17%, a difference (?1??2) between the relative refractive index difference ?1 of the core and the relative refractive index difference ?2 of the clad is larger than or equal to 0.30%, a mode field diameter at wavelength 1.31 ?m is 8.8 to 9.6 ?m, and a stress difference occurring at an interface between the core and the clad is lower than or equal to 60 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo MIYABE, Keiichi AISO
  • Patent number: 9783450
    Abstract: A method of producing a glass preform including: forming a porous glass soot configured by an inner deposition soot deposited on a start material and an outer deposition soot deposited outside the inner deposition soot; and sintering, after the forming, the porous glass soot while doping with fluorine to form a glass body including an inner glass portion and an outer glass layer. An amount of the fluorine, with which the inner deposition soot is doped at the sintering, is equal to or more than 0 g/cm3 and less than an amount of the fluorine with which the outer deposition soot is doped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Miyabe, Keiichi Aiso, Naomi Kumano
  • Publication number: 20170137316
    Abstract: A method of producing an optical fiber preform includes: an alkali-metal-doped silica glass body forming step of forming an alkali-metal-doped silica glass body doped with an alkali metal; a silica glass body forming step of forming a silica glass body to be at least a portion of a core portion around the alkali-metal-doped silica glass body such that the silica glass body contacts the alkali-metal-doped silica glass body; and a diffusing step of diffusing the alkali metal from the alkali-metal-doped silica glass body to the silica glass body by a heat treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi AISO, Tomohiro GONDA
  • Patent number: 9225141
    Abstract: A multi-core amplification optical fiber includes a plurality of rare-earth-doped core portions and a cladding portion positioned at an outer periphery of the core portions and having refractive index lower than those of the core portions. When a doping concentration of the rare-earth of each of the core portions is 250 ppm to 2000 ppm, a relative refractive index difference of each of the core portions relative to the cladding portion is 0.5% to 2% at a wavelength of 1550 nm, and a core diameter of each of the core portions is 1 ?m to 5 ?m, a separation distance between each of the core portions and adjacent one of the core portions is set at equal to or larger than 30 ?m and at equal to or smaller than 60 ?m so that a light-crosstalk between the adjacent core portions is equal to or lower than ?30 dB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Tsuchida, Koichi Maeda, Yu Mimura, Hiroshi Matsuura, Kengo Watanabe, Tsunetoshi Saito, Ryo Miyabe, Shigeto Matsumoto, Keiichi Aiso, Ryuichi Sugizaki
  • Publication number: 20150329404
    Abstract: A method of producing a glass preform including: forming a porous glass soot configured by an inner deposition soot deposited on a start material and an outer deposition soot deposited outside the inner deposition soot; and sintering, after the forming, the porous glass soot while doping with fluorine to form a glass body including an inner glass portion and an outer glass layer. An amount of the fluorine, with which the inner deposition soot is doped at the sintering, is equal to or more than 0 g/cm3 and less than an amount of the fluorine with which the outer deposition soot is doped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo MIYABE, Keiichi AISO, Naomi KUMANO
  • Publication number: 20140240819
    Abstract: A multi-core amplification optical fiber includes a plurality of rare-earth-doped core portions and a cladding portion positioned at an outer periphery of the core portions and having refractive index lower than those of the core portions. When a doping concentration of the rare-earth of each of the core portions is 250 ppm to 2000 ppm, a relative refractive index difference of each of the core portions relative to the cladding portion is 0.5% to 2% at a wavelength of 1550 nm, and a core diameter of each of the core portions is 1 ?m to 5 ?m, a separation distance between each of the core portions and adjacent one of the core portions is set at equal to or larger than 30 ?m and at equal to or smaller than 60 ?m so that a light-crosstalk between the adjacent core portions is equal to or lower than ?30 dB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro TSUCHIDA, Koichi Maeda, Yu Mimura, Hiroshi Matsuura, Kengo Watanabe, Tsunetoshi Saito, Ryo Miyabe, Shigeto Matsumoto, Keiichi Aiso, Ryuichi Sugizaki
  • Publication number: 20130336343
    Abstract: An optical fiber has: a core made of silica glass in which a rare earth element and aluminum have been added; an inner cladding layer that is formed around the core, is made of silica glass in which at least any one of an alkali metal and an alkali earth metal has been added, and has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the core; and an outer cladding layer that is formed around the inner cladding layer and has a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the inner cladding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo MIYABE, Keiichi Aiso
  • Publication number: 20120301610
    Abstract: A method of producing a glass preform by depositing silica powder that contains silica particles on a starting material includes a transferring step, a disaggregating step, and a depositing step. The transferring step includes transferring the silica powder. The disaggregating step includes disaggregating and dispersing agglomerates of the silica particles contained in the silica powder while being transferred in the transferring step. The depositing step includes depositing the silica powder, which is transferred and is obtained by disaggregating and dispersing the agglomerates of the silica particles, on the starting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Aiso, Tetsuro Wada, Shinji Asao, Nobuaki Orita, Takeshi Yagi
  • Patent number: 8233761
    Abstract: An optical fiber includes a core region having a first refractive index and a cladding region having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index on an outer circumference of the core region. The cladding region includes four holes formed to have a four-fold rotational symmetry with respect to a center axis around the core region in a longitudinal direction, such that a zero-dispersion wavelength is 900 nm to 1150 nm and a cutoff wavelength is equal to or shorter than 950 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Miyabe, Keiichi Aiso
  • Patent number: 7826701
    Abstract: An optical fiber includes a core region having a first refractive index and a cladding region having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index on an outer circumference of the core region. The cladding region includes four holes formed to have a four-fold rotational symmetry with respect to a center axis around the core region in a longitudinal direction, such that a zero-dispersion wavelength is 900 nm to 1150 nm and a cutoff wavelength is equal to or shorter than 950 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Miyabe, Keiichi Aiso
  • Publication number: 20100239217
    Abstract: An optical fiber includes a core region having a first refractive index and a cladding region having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index on an outer circumference of the core region. The cladding region includes four holes formed to have a four-fold rotational symmetry with respect to a center axis around the core region in a longitudinal direction, such that a zero-dispersion wavelength is 900 nm to 1150 nm and a cutoff wavelength is equal to or shorter than 950 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo MIYABE, Keiichi Aiso
  • Patent number: 7466479
    Abstract: By optimizing the refractive index profile, the absorption coefficient of a rare earth element doped optical fiber can be enlarged and nonlinear effect can be suppressed. Thus, according to the present invention, the optical fiber, which is suitable for wide band optical amplification, can be realized. Moreover, in the present invention, the optical fiber of W-shape profile comprising a core, the first cladding having a refractive index smaller than that of said core surrounding said core, and the second cladding having a refractive index smaller than that of said core and larger than that of said first cladding surrounding said first cladding is prepared and are suitable for the wide band optical amplification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keiichi Aiso