GB2001050B - Method of and apparatus fo producing a glass fibre bundle for use in optical communications systems - Google Patents

Method of and apparatus fo producing a glass fibre bundle for use in optical communications systems

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GB2001050B
GB2001050B GB7828353A GB7828353A GB2001050B GB 2001050 B GB2001050 B GB 2001050B GB 7828353 A GB7828353 A GB 7828353A GB 7828353 A GB7828353 A GB 7828353A GB 2001050 B GB2001050 B GB 2001050B
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producing
glass fibre
communications systems
fibre bundle
optical communications
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Pilkington Group Ltd
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Pilkington Brothers Ltd
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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
    • C03B37/02—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor
    • C03B37/025—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor from reheated softened tubes, rods, fibres or filaments, e.g. drawing fibres from preforms
    • C03B37/028—Drawing fibre bundles, e.g. for making fibre bundles of multifibres, image fibres
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2203/00—Fibre product details, e.g. structure, shape
    • C03B2203/02—External structure or shape details
    • C03B2203/06—Axial perturbations, e.g. twist, by torsion, undulating, crimped
GB7828353A 1977-07-13 1978-06-29 Method of and apparatus fo producing a glass fibre bundle for use in optical communications systems Expired GB2001050B (en)

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GB7828353A GB2001050B (en) 1977-07-13 1978-06-29 Method of and apparatus fo producing a glass fibre bundle for use in optical communications systems

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GB2947077 1977-07-13
GB7828353A GB2001050B (en) 1977-07-13 1978-06-29 Method of and apparatus fo producing a glass fibre bundle for use in optical communications systems

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GB2001050B true GB2001050B (en) 1982-01-27

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FR2452470B1 (en) * 1979-03-29 1984-06-29 Gouronnec Alain
US4236904A (en) * 1979-06-11 1980-12-02 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Method for monitoring optical fiber drawing
US4473273A (en) * 1981-09-04 1984-09-25 Trw Inc. High bandwidth fiber and method of forming the same by preform rotation during drawing

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