CA1242617A - Method for producing glass preform for optical fiber - Google Patents
Method for producing glass preform for optical fiberInfo
- Publication number
- CA1242617A CA1242617A CA000492275A CA492275A CA1242617A CA 1242617 A CA1242617 A CA 1242617A CA 000492275 A CA000492275 A CA 000492275A CA 492275 A CA492275 A CA 492275A CA 1242617 A CA1242617 A CA 1242617A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- glass preform
- fluorine
- preform
- porous glass
- optical fiber
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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- 239000011521 glass Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 42
- 239000013307 optical fiber Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 31
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title claims description 11
- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon dioxide Inorganic materials O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 55
- 239000005373 porous glass Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 34
- YCKRFDGAMUMZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Fluorine atom Chemical compound [F] YCKRFDGAMUMZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 32
- 229910052731 fluorine Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 32
- 239000011737 fluorine Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 32
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 23
- 150000001875 compounds Chemical class 0.000 claims abstract description 18
- 239000000112 cooling gas Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 14
- 239000002245 particle Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 14
- 238000005245 sintering Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 206010037660 Pyrexia Diseases 0.000 claims abstract 2
- 229910052734 helium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 13
- 239000001307 helium Substances 0.000 claims description 13
- SWQJXJOGLNCZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N helium atom Chemical compound [He] SWQJXJOGLNCZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 13
- 230000007062 hydrolysis Effects 0.000 claims description 7
- 238000006460 hydrolysis reaction Methods 0.000 claims description 7
- ZAMOUSCENKQFHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Chlorine atom Chemical compound [Cl] ZAMOUSCENKQFHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 5
- 229910052801 chlorine Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 5
- 239000000460 chlorine Substances 0.000 claims description 5
- 229910004014 SiF4 Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 3
- ABTOQLMXBSRXSM-UHFFFAOYSA-N silicon tetrafluoride Chemical compound F[Si](F)(F)F ABTOQLMXBSRXSM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 3
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 claims description 2
- SFZCNBIFKDRMGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N sulfur hexafluoride Chemical compound FS(F)(F)(F)(F)F SFZCNBIFKDRMGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000010453 quartz Substances 0.000 abstract description 19
- 238000005253 cladding Methods 0.000 abstract description 15
- 235000012239 silicon dioxide Nutrition 0.000 description 26
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 description 13
- 229910052681 coesite Inorganic materials 0.000 description 9
- 229910052906 cristobalite Inorganic materials 0.000 description 9
- 239000000377 silicon dioxide Substances 0.000 description 9
- 229910052682 stishovite Inorganic materials 0.000 description 9
- 229910052905 tridymite Inorganic materials 0.000 description 9
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 description 7
- 125000002887 hydroxy group Chemical group [H]O* 0.000 description 7
- YBMRDBCBODYGJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N germanium dioxide Chemical compound O=[Ge]=O YBMRDBCBODYGJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 6
- PNEYBMLMFCGWSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium oxide Inorganic materials [O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Al+3].[Al+3] PNEYBMLMFCGWSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 description 4
- 238000005229 chemical vapour deposition Methods 0.000 description 4
- 229940060038 chlorine Drugs 0.000 description 4
- 235000017168 chlorine Nutrition 0.000 description 4
- 238000007796 conventional method Methods 0.000 description 4
- 238000000151 deposition Methods 0.000 description 4
- 239000010419 fine particle Substances 0.000 description 4
- 239000008246 gaseous mixture Substances 0.000 description 4
- 229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 4
- 239000002994 raw material Substances 0.000 description 4
- OBTWBSRJZRCYQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N sulfuryl difluoride Chemical compound FS(F)(=O)=O OBTWBSRJZRCYQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 230000000052 comparative effect Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000009826 distribution Methods 0.000 description 3
- 239000000654 additive Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000000996 additive effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000000644 propagated effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 description 2
- BHMLFPOTZYRDKA-IRXDYDNUSA-N (2s)-2-[(s)-(2-iodophenoxy)-phenylmethyl]morpholine Chemical compound IC1=CC=CC=C1O[C@@H](C=1C=CC=CC=1)[C@H]1OCCNC1 BHMLFPOTZYRDKA-IRXDYDNUSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229910018503 SF6 Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000010521 absorption reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000011109 contamination Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000001276 controlling effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000000875 corresponding effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000012024 dehydrating agents Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000008021 deposition Effects 0.000 description 1
- 229910052736 halogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 150000002367 halogens Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000011261 inert gas Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000006864 oxidative decomposition reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000006132 parent glass Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000002441 reversible effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000007740 vapor deposition Methods 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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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
- C03B37/10—Non-chemical treatment
- C03B37/14—Re-forming fibres or filaments, i.e. changing their shape
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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]
- C03B37/01446—Thermal after-treatment of preforms, e.g. dehydrating, consolidating, sintering
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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]
- C03B37/01446—Thermal after-treatment of preforms, e.g. dehydrating, consolidating, sintering
- C03B37/0146—Furnaces therefor, e.g. muffle tubes, furnace linings
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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
- C03B37/10—Non-chemical treatment
- C03B37/12—Non-chemical treatment of fibres or filaments during winding up
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
- C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
- C03B2201/00—Type of glass produced
- C03B2201/06—Doped silica-based glasses
- C03B2201/08—Doped silica-based glasses doped with boron or fluorine or other refractive index decreasing dopant
- C03B2201/12—Doped silica-based glasses doped with boron or fluorine or other refractive index decreasing dopant doped with fluorine
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
- C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
- C03B2203/00—Fibre product details, e.g. structure, shape
- C03B2203/10—Internal structure or shape details
- C03B2203/22—Radial profile of refractive index, composition or softening point
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
- C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
- C03B2203/00—Fibre product details, e.g. structure, shape
- C03B2203/10—Internal structure or shape details
- C03B2203/22—Radial profile of refractive index, composition or softening point
- C03B2203/26—Parabolic or graded index [GRIN] core profile
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P40/00—Technologies relating to the processing of minerals
- Y02P40/50—Glass production, e.g. reusing waste heat during processing or shaping
- Y02P40/57—Improving the yield, e-g- reduction of reject rates
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S65/00—Glass manufacturing
- Y10S65/15—Nonoxygen containing chalogenides
- Y10S65/16—Optical filament or fiber treatment with fluorine or incorporating fluorine in final product
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
- Glass Compositions (AREA)
- Glass Melting And Manufacturing (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP208032/1984 | 1984-10-05 | ||
| JP59208032A JPS6186436A (ja) | 1984-10-05 | 1984-10-05 | 光フアイバ用母材の製造方法 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1242617A true CA1242617A (en) | 1988-10-04 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000492275A Expired CA1242617A (en) | 1984-10-05 | 1985-10-04 | Method for producing glass preform for optical fiber |
Country Status (9)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4693738A (en, 2012) |
| EP (1) | EP0177040B1 (en, 2012) |
| JP (1) | JPS6186436A (en, 2012) |
| KR (1) | KR890003704B1 (en, 2012) |
| CN (1) | CN85107822B (en, 2012) |
| AU (1) | AU571114B2 (en, 2012) |
| CA (1) | CA1242617A (en, 2012) |
| DE (1) | DE3575908D1 (en, 2012) |
| DK (1) | DK162385C (en, 2012) |
Families Citing this family (16)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4620861A (en) * | 1985-11-04 | 1986-11-04 | Corning Glass Works | Method for making index-profiled optical device |
| AU586058B2 (en) * | 1985-12-27 | 1989-06-29 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Method of making optical glass article |
| US5217516A (en) * | 1985-12-27 | 1993-06-08 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Method of making optical glass article |
| JPH0196039A (ja) * | 1987-10-07 | 1989-04-14 | Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd | 光フアイバ用母材の製造方法 |
| JP2683757B2 (ja) * | 1988-12-15 | 1997-12-03 | 住友電気工業株式会社 | ガラス母材の支持方法及びその支持構造 |
| US5236481A (en) * | 1992-02-21 | 1993-08-17 | Corning Incorporated | Method of doping porous glass preforms |
| US5656057A (en) * | 1995-05-19 | 1997-08-12 | Corning Incorporated | Method for drying and sintering an optical fiber preform |
| US6263706B1 (en) * | 1999-03-30 | 2001-07-24 | Deliso Evelyn M. | Method of controlling fluorine doping in soot preforms |
| US6715322B2 (en) * | 2001-01-05 | 2004-04-06 | Lucent Technologies Inc. | Manufacture of depressed index optical fibers |
| JP2003040638A (ja) * | 2001-07-30 | 2003-02-13 | Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The | 光ファイバ母材の製造方法 |
| US6862900B2 (en) * | 2001-09-21 | 2005-03-08 | Corning Incorporated | Method and apparatus for reducing stress between depositions within a substrate tube |
| DE10149400B4 (de) * | 2001-10-06 | 2004-05-13 | Schott Glas | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum kontaktlosen Formgeben von schmelzflüssigen Glasposten mittels Gaslevitation |
| US8037717B2 (en) * | 2001-10-26 | 2011-10-18 | Corning Incorporated | Methods and apparatus for pulsed doping or drying a soot preform |
| DE102006059779B4 (de) * | 2006-12-15 | 2010-06-24 | Heraeus Quarzglas Gmbh & Co. Kg | Verfahren für die Herstellung eines Hohlzylinders aus synthetischem Quarzglas, nach dem Verfahren erhaltener dickwandiger Hohlzylinder und Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Vorform für optische Fasern |
| JP2009023898A (ja) * | 2007-06-20 | 2009-02-05 | Asahi Glass Co Ltd | 合成石英ガラス体、その製造方法、光学素子および光学装置 |
| US11002905B2 (en) * | 2016-12-28 | 2021-05-11 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Method for producing optical fiber preform |
Family Cites Families (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4157906A (en) * | 1978-02-21 | 1979-06-12 | Corning Glass Works | Method of drawing glass optical waveguides |
| US4165223A (en) * | 1978-03-06 | 1979-08-21 | Corning Glass Works | Method of making dry optical waveguides |
| US4263031A (en) * | 1978-06-12 | 1981-04-21 | Corning Glass Works | Method of producing glass optical filaments |
| FR2432478B1 (en, 2012) * | 1978-07-31 | 1982-03-12 | Quartz & Silice | |
| JPS5844619B2 (ja) * | 1979-09-26 | 1983-10-04 | 日本電信電話株式会社 | 光フアイバ母材の製造法 |
| US4629485A (en) * | 1983-09-26 | 1986-12-16 | Corning Glass Works | Method of making fluorine doped optical preform and fiber and resultant articles |
| AU569757B2 (en) * | 1983-10-19 | 1988-02-18 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation | Optical fibre preform manufacture |
| US4586943A (en) * | 1983-10-20 | 1986-05-06 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Method for the production of glass preform for optical fibers |
| JPS60260430A (ja) * | 1984-06-04 | 1985-12-23 | Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd | フツ素をクラツド部に含有する光フアイバ用母材の製造方法 |
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1984
- 1984-10-05 JP JP59208032A patent/JPS6186436A/ja active Granted
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1985
- 1985-08-22 KR KR1019850006073A patent/KR890003704B1/ko not_active Expired
- 1985-09-26 CN CN85107822A patent/CN85107822B/zh not_active Expired
- 1985-09-30 US US06/781,636 patent/US4693738A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1985-10-02 AU AU48208/85A patent/AU571114B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1985-10-03 EP EP85112527A patent/EP0177040B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1985-10-03 DE DE8585112527T patent/DE3575908D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1985-10-04 CA CA000492275A patent/CA1242617A/en not_active Expired
- 1985-10-04 DK DK455085A patent/DK162385C/da active
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CN85107822A (zh) | 1986-04-10 |
| JPH05351B2 (en, 2012) | 1993-01-05 |
| DK455085D0 (da) | 1985-10-04 |
| US4693738A (en) | 1987-09-15 |
| DK455085A (da) | 1986-04-06 |
| EP0177040A2 (en) | 1986-04-09 |
| DK162385C (da) | 1992-03-23 |
| JPS6186436A (ja) | 1986-05-01 |
| EP0177040B1 (en) | 1990-02-07 |
| CN85107822B (zh) | 1988-07-06 |
| EP0177040A3 (en) | 1987-09-02 |
| KR860003170A (ko) | 1986-05-21 |
| KR890003704B1 (ko) | 1989-09-30 |
| DK162385B (da) | 1991-10-21 |
| DE3575908D1 (de) | 1990-03-15 |
| AU571114B2 (en) | 1988-03-31 |
| AU4820885A (en) | 1986-04-10 |
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