CA1218270A - Method of fabricating optical fiber preforms - Google Patents

Method of fabricating optical fiber preforms

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Publication number
CA1218270A
CA1218270A CA000430834A CA430834A CA1218270A CA 1218270 A CA1218270 A CA 1218270A CA 000430834 A CA000430834 A CA 000430834A CA 430834 A CA430834 A CA 430834A CA 1218270 A CA1218270 A CA 1218270A
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Prior art keywords
soot
stream
torch
forming
precursor materials
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Expired
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CA000430834A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Herman M. Presby
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AT&T Corp
Original Assignee
Western Electric Co Inc
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B37/00—Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags
    • C03B37/01—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
    • C03B37/012—Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments
    • C03B37/014—Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means, e.g. vapour phase deposition of bulk porous glass either by outside vapour deposition [OVD], or by outside vapour phase oxidation [OVPO] or by vapour axial deposition [VAD]
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B37/00—Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags
    • C03B37/01—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
    • C03B37/012—Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments
    • C03B37/014—Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means, e.g. vapour phase deposition of bulk porous glass either by outside vapour deposition [OVD], or by outside vapour phase oxidation [OVPO] or by vapour axial deposition [VAD]
    • C03B37/01413—Reactant delivery systems
    • C03B37/0142—Reactant deposition burners
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2207/00—Glass deposition burners
    • C03B2207/04—Multi-nested ports
    • C03B2207/06—Concentric circular ports
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2207/00—Glass deposition burners
    • C03B2207/04—Multi-nested ports
    • C03B2207/14—Tapered or flared nozzles or ports angled to central burner axis
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2207/00—Glass deposition burners
    • C03B2207/42—Assembly details; Material or dimensions of burner; Manifolds or supports
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2207/00—Glass deposition burners
    • C03B2207/50—Multiple burner arrangements

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
  • Surface Treatment Of Glass Fibres Or Filaments (AREA)
  • Glass Melting And Manufacturing (AREA)
CA000430834A 1982-07-26 1983-06-21 Method of fabricating optical fiber preforms Expired CA1218270A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US40161082A 1982-07-26 1982-07-26
US401,610 1982-07-26

Publications (1)

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CA1218270A true CA1218270A (en) 1987-02-24

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Country Status (6)

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JP (1) JPS5935036A (nl)
CA (1) CA1218270A (nl)
DE (1) DE3326928A1 (nl)
FR (1) FR2530613B1 (nl)
GB (1) GB2124205B (nl)
NL (1) NL8302641A (nl)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2000191337A (ja) * 1998-12-25 2000-07-11 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The フ―ド付きガラス微粒子合成用ト―チ

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US2272342A (en) * 1934-08-27 1942-02-10 Corning Glass Works Method of making a transparent article of silica
US3565345A (en) * 1968-07-11 1971-02-23 Texas Instruments Inc Production of an article of high purity metal oxide
GB1368093A (en) * 1972-10-17 1974-09-25 Post Office Silica-based vitreous material
GB1450123A (en) * 1973-11-27 1976-09-22 Post Office Doped vitreous silica
US4135901A (en) * 1974-12-18 1979-01-23 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Method of manufacturing glass for optical waveguide
FR2313327A1 (fr) * 1975-06-06 1976-12-31 Quartz & Silice Procede d'elaboration de verre de tres haute purete utilisable en particulier pour la fabrication de fibres optiques
IT1091498B (it) * 1977-11-25 1985-07-06 Cselt Centro Studi Lab Telecom Procedimento ed apparecchiatura per la produzione continua di fibre ottiche
US4231774A (en) * 1978-04-10 1980-11-04 International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation Method of fabricating large optical preforms
GB1574115A (en) * 1978-05-18 1980-09-03 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Optical fibre manufacture
US4230473A (en) * 1979-03-16 1980-10-28 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Method of fabricating optical fibers
GB2071644B (en) * 1980-02-22 1984-03-14 Sumitomo Electric Industries Radiation resistant optical fibres and a process for the production thereof
US4310339A (en) * 1980-06-02 1982-01-12 Corning Glass Works Method and apparatus for forming an optical waveguide preform having a continuously removable starting member
CA1188895A (en) * 1980-09-11 1985-06-18 Shoichi Suto Fabrication methods of doped silica glass and optical fiber preform by using the doped silica glass
NL8103648A (nl) * 1981-08-03 1983-03-01 Philips Nv Werkwijze voor de vervaardiging van voorvormen voor het trekken van optische vezels en voorvormen volgens deze werkwijze verkregen en inrichting voor het continu vervaardigen van optische vezels.

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FR2530613B1 (fr) 1987-11-13
FR2530613A1 (fr) 1984-01-27
GB8319566D0 (en) 1983-08-24
GB2124205B (en) 1986-12-10
JPS5935036A (ja) 1984-02-25
DE3326928A1 (de) 1984-02-02
GB2124205A (en) 1984-02-15
NL8302641A (nl) 1984-02-16

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