NL2021543B1 - Method, heating device and system for heating an elongate silica cylinder for use in the manufacturing of optical fibers. - Google Patents
Method, heating device and system for heating an elongate silica cylinder for use in the manufacturing of optical fibers. Download PDFInfo
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- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 198
- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicium dioxide Chemical compound O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 120
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- XKRFYHLGVUSROY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Argon Chemical compound [Ar] XKRFYHLGVUSROY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 72
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 66
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- 229910001873 dinitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 16
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- PWKWDCOTNGQLID-UHFFFAOYSA-N [N].[Ar] Chemical compound [N].[Ar] PWKWDCOTNGQLID-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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- ZAMOUSCENKQFHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Chlorine atom Chemical compound [Cl] ZAMOUSCENKQFHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N atomic oxygen Chemical compound [O] QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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Priority Applications (7)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| NL2021543A NL2021543B1 (en) | 2018-09-03 | 2018-09-03 | Method, heating device and system for heating an elongate silica cylinder for use in the manufacturing of optical fibers. |
| PL19189651.3T PL3617161T3 (pl) | 2018-09-03 | 2019-08-01 | Sposób, urządzenie grzejne i system do nagrzewania podłużnego cylindra krzemionkowego do stosowania w wytwarzaniu włókien światłowodowych |
| EP19189651.3A EP3617161B1 (en) | 2018-09-03 | 2019-08-01 | Method, heating device and system for heating an elongate silica cylinder for use in the manufacturing of optical fibers |
| JP2019154596A JP7398224B2 (ja) | 2018-09-03 | 2019-08-27 | 光ファイバの製造に使用される伸長されたシリカのシリンダーの加熱方法、加熱装置及び加熱システム |
| US16/555,185 US11352286B2 (en) | 2018-09-03 | 2019-08-29 | Method, device, and system for heating an elongate silica cylinder in manufacturing optical fibers |
| KR1020190106556A KR102814335B1 (ko) | 2018-09-03 | 2019-08-29 | 광 섬유들의 제조에 사용하기 위한 세장형 실리카 실린더를 가열하기 위한 방법, 가열 디바이스, 및 시스템 |
| CN201910827564.5A CN110872174B (zh) | 2018-09-03 | 2019-09-03 | 在制造光纤中使用的加热纵长的氧化硅筒的方法、加热装置和系统 |
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| NL2021543A NL2021543B1 (en) | 2018-09-03 | 2018-09-03 | Method, heating device and system for heating an elongate silica cylinder for use in the manufacturing of optical fibers. |
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| US (1) | US11352286B2 (https=) |
| EP (1) | EP3617161B1 (https=) |
| JP (1) | JP7398224B2 (https=) |
| KR (1) | KR102814335B1 (https=) |
| CN (1) | CN110872174B (https=) |
| NL (1) | NL2021543B1 (https=) |
| PL (1) | PL3617161T3 (https=) |
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| US20030209039A1 (en) * | 1999-07-16 | 2003-11-13 | Plasma Optical Fibre B.V. | Method for making a preform as well as a fibre obtained from such a preform |
| US20020097774A1 (en) * | 2000-11-17 | 2002-07-25 | Draka Fibre Technology B.V. | Device and method for manufacturing a preform |
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| JP2020037509A (ja) | 2020-03-12 |
| CN110872174B (zh) | 2022-12-09 |
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