GB2152494B - Optical fibre manufacture - Google Patents

Optical fibre manufacture

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Publication number
GB2152494B
GB2152494B GB08428323A GB8428323A GB2152494B GB 2152494 B GB2152494 B GB 2152494B GB 08428323 A GB08428323 A GB 08428323A GB 8428323 A GB8428323 A GB 8428323A GB 2152494 B GB2152494 B GB 2152494B
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Prior art keywords
optical fibre
fibre manufacture
manufacture
optical
fibre
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Expired
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GB08428323A
Other versions
GB8428323D0 (en
GB2152494A (en
Inventor
Philip William Black
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
STC PLC
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STC PLC
Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
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Publication of GB8428323D0 publication Critical patent/GB8428323D0/en
Publication of GB2152494A publication Critical patent/GB2152494A/en
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C25/00—Surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags
    • C03C25/10—Coating
    • C03C25/12—General methods of coating; Devices therefor
    • C03C25/22—Deposition from the vapour phase
    • C03C25/223—Deposition from the vapour phase by chemical vapour deposition or pyrolysis
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
    • C03C25/00—Surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags
    • C03C25/10—Coating
    • C03C25/104—Coating to obtain optical fibres
    • C03C25/106—Single coatings
    • C03C25/1061—Inorganic coatings
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4415—Cables for special applications
    • G02B6/4427—Pressure resistant cables, e.g. undersea cables
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4429—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
    • G02B6/44382—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables the means comprising hydrogen absorbing materials

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Surface Treatment Of Glass Fibres Or Filaments (AREA)
GB08428323A 1984-01-10 1984-11-09 Optical fibre manufacture Expired GB2152494B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB848400535A GB8400535D0 (en) 1984-01-10 1984-01-10 Optical fibre manufacture

Publications (3)

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GB8428323D0 GB8428323D0 (en) 1984-12-19
GB2152494A GB2152494A (en) 1985-08-07
GB2152494B true GB2152494B (en) 1987-03-25

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GB848400535A Pending GB8400535D0 (en) 1984-01-10 1984-01-10 Optical fibre manufacture
GB08428323A Expired GB2152494B (en) 1984-01-10 1984-11-09 Optical fibre manufacture

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GB848400535A Pending GB8400535D0 (en) 1984-01-10 1984-01-10 Optical fibre manufacture

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DE (1) DE3446664A1 (en)
GB (2) GB8400535D0 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3938386A1 (en) * 1989-11-18 1991-05-23 Rheydt Kabelwerk Ag Optical waveguide with low attenuation - provided by barrier layer between cladding tube and optically active region
US6767579B1 (en) 1998-11-24 2004-07-27 Corning Incorporated Methods for protecting silica-containing article in optical fiber manufacturing
EP2138471A1 (en) * 2008-06-25 2009-12-30 Acreo AB Atomic layer deposition of hydrogen barrier coatings on optical fibers

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4198223A (en) * 1977-05-17 1980-04-15 International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation Continuous fiber fabrication process
NL7800157A (en) * 1978-01-06 1979-07-10 Philips Nv PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF OPTICAL FIBERS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
EP0033298A1 (en) * 1980-01-09 1981-08-05 Battelle Memorial Institute Glass fibre protected against corrosion and process for producing it
CA1177297A (en) * 1981-03-30 1984-11-06 Michael G. Blankenship Polarization retaining single-mode optical fibers and methods of making

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GB8400535D0 (en) 1984-02-15
DE3446664A1 (en) 1985-07-18
GB8428323D0 (en) 1984-12-19
GB2152494A (en) 1985-08-07

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