Microwave pulse remote activation of polyelectrolyte nanocomposite microcapsules

 

Yu. V. Gulyaev ¹, V. A. Cherepenin ¹, I. V. Taranov ¹ , V. A. Vdovin ¹, G. B. Sukhorukov ², D. A. Gorin ³, G. B. Khomutov ^{1, 4}

 

¹ Kotel’nikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of RAS, Moscow

² The School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London

³ Faculty of Nano- and Biomedical technologies, Saratov State University, Saratov

⁴ Faculty of Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow

 

The paper is received on December 16, 2014

 

Abstract.  Optimal designs of microwave plasmotrons, using TE₁₁₁ and TM₀₂₀ modes cavities, and methods of internal and external plasmochemical deposition (PCVD and POVD) of optical structures for special two-layer optical fiber performs, based on F-doped and N-doped silica glass, formed in a low-pressure microwave plasma, are presented. Outside deposition of the F-doped silica reflective cladding on a pure silica rod (POVD–method) makes possible to produce low-cost, flexible, radiation-resistant, high-aperture (NA ~ 0.3) multimode fibers, having pure silica core with high diameter (more, than 1 mm). Plasmochemical deposition of the core layer (pure, or N-doped silica glass) on the internal surface of a thick-wall silica tube, having a wall thickness 8 ÷ 10 mm, or more, which forms the reflective cladding (PCVD-method), makes possible to produce low-cost special radiation-resistant single-mode optical fibers. POVD-method enables also to deposit a protective oxynitride layer on the external surface of the two-layer optical layer perform. Method of automatic control the resonance mode of plasmotron working and the optimal working temperature during the deposition of optical structures for special optical fibers performs, based on using of the high power transistor amplifier, is also presented.

Key words: microwave plasma, resonance, optical fiber, N-doped and F-doped silica glass.