JP5757192B2 - 光ファイバ線引き炉 - Google Patents
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Description
円筒状ヒータ4による光ファイバ母材2の加熱は、円筒状ヒータ4により炉心管3が加熱され、その熱が炉心管3の内壁面からの放射熱(輻射熱)と、炉心管内の不活性ガスを媒体とした伝導熱により行われる。この場合、炉心管3の温度分布は、円筒状ヒータ4の中央位置(X−Xライン)の領域が最も高温となり、この領域を中心に光ファイバ母材が溶融される。
図3(A)において、炉心管3の縮径部3aは、縮径段部3bと拡径段部3cを有し、その縮径内径Dは、小さいほど熱放散を抑制することができる。基本的には溶融垂下する光ファイバが接触しない径を有していればよいが、光ファイバ母材2の線引き開始時には、落とし種と呼ばれるガラスの塊を溶融落下させる必要があるため、ある程度の大きさの内径は必要である。落とし種の大きさは、光ファイバ母材の太さや形状(下端部を予め円錐状に加工したもの)等により異なるが、5〜30mm程度の径になる。したがって、使用する線引き用光ファイバ母材や熱放散性を考慮すると、縮径内径Dは、20〜100mm、好ましくは20〜50mm程度とされる。
また、図3(A)及び(B)は、炉心管3の全長を一体に形成した例で説明したが、縮径部3a以下を分割して形成してもよい。この場合、消耗し易い部分を交換することで、コストを抑制することができる。
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- 光ファイバ母材を炉心管内に挿入し、炉心管の外側から加熱装置により加熱して前記光ファイバ母材を溶融して光ファイバを線引きする線引き炉であって、
前記炉心管の内部には、前記加熱装置の中央位置より下方で内径が縮小され、続いて拡大される縮径部を備えており、前記縮径部の縮径段部は、内周が漏斗状となっていることを特徴とする光ファイバ線引き炉。
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