WO2017086175A1 - 光ファイバの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical fiber manufacturing method.
- This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-223626 filed on Nov. 16, 2015, and incorporates all the contents described in the above Japanese application.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for stabilizing a seal to a glass base material.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for reducing the fluctuation of the gas flow in the drawing furnace.
- a dummy rod is connected in the vicinity of the upper end of the optical fiber glass preform having a reduced diameter portion at the top, and the optical fiber glass preform is heated and melted in a drawing furnace.
- An optical fiber manufacturing method for drawing an optical fiber wherein a cap member is provided at the position of the reduced diameter portion of the glass preform for optical fiber so that the upper end of the cap member is close to the lower end of the dummy rod.
- the orthogonal coordinate axis is set such that the outer diameter ratio of the cap member to the optical fiber glass preform is abscissa x, and the outer diameter ratio of the dummy rod to the optical fiber glass preform is the ordinate y.
- the outer diameter ratio x of the cap member and the outer diameter ratio y of the dummy rod satisfy the expression y ⁇ 0.1527 ⁇ x ⁇ 3.103 .
- FIG. 1 It is a figure explaining the outline of the manufacturing method of the optical fiber by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the cap member of FIG. 1, and a dummy stick
- the point where the outer diameter variation becomes a specified value is an orthogonal coordinate axis in which the outer diameter ratio of the cap member to the straight body portion is the horizontal axis and the outer diameter ratio of the dummy rod to the straight body portion is the vertical axis.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of another cap member.
- An optical fiber is made by inserting a glass base material for optical fiber (hereinafter referred to as a glass base material) mainly composed of quartz into a core tube from above an optical fiber drawing furnace (hereinafter referred to as a drawing furnace).
- a glass base material mainly composed of quartz
- a drawing furnace an optical fiber drawing furnace
- the tip of the material is heated and melted to reduce the diameter
- the material is drawn from below the drawing furnace.
- a glass base material is manufactured by vitrifying a small-diameter seed rod as a starting glass and depositing glass fine particles on the end portion thereof.
- the glass base material has a tapered diameter from the upper end of the straight body portion (also referred to as the main body portion) to the boundary portion with the seed rod (also referred to as a tapered portion), and has substantially the same diameter as the seed rod.
- a dummy rod is connected and suspended in the core tube of the drawing furnace.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for stabilizing a seal to a glass base material.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for reducing fluctuations in the gas flow in the drawing furnace.
- the sleeve member for sealing is provided on the dummy rod.
- the drawing furnace moves along with the drawing of the glass base material. The space volume inside may increase.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a structure in which a cylindrical member is provided around the tapered portion and the seed rod.
- an object of the present disclosure is to provide a method of manufacturing an optical fiber that prevents an increase in the space volume in the drawing furnace accompanying the drawing of the glass base material and suppresses fluctuations in the outer diameter of the optical fiber.
- An optical fiber manufacturing method includes: (1) A light that draws an optical fiber by connecting a dummy rod in the vicinity of the upper end of the optical fiber glass preform having a reduced diameter portion at the upper portion and heating and melting the optical fiber glass preform in a drawing furnace.
- a method of manufacturing a fiber comprising: a cap member provided at a position of the reduced diameter portion of the glass preform for optical fiber, the upper end of the cap member being disposed close to the lower end of the dummy rod, and the optical fiber
- the horizontal axis x being the outer diameter ratio of the cap member to the glass base material
- the vertical axis y being the outer diameter ratio of the dummy rod to the glass base material for the optical fiber
- the diameter ratio x and the outer diameter ratio y of the dummy rod satisfy the expression y ⁇ 0.1527 ⁇ x ⁇ 3.103 .
- the space inside the drawing furnace is filled with the cap member and the dummy rod with the larger diameter, the space volume inside the drawing furnace is large even when reaching the drawing furnace in the order of the reduced diameter portion and the dummy rod. Don't be. Therefore, it becomes possible to suppress fluctuations in the outer diameter of the optical fiber.
- the cap member is made of at least one of carbon, ceramics, or quartz glass. If it is made of heat-resistant carbon, ceramics, or quartz glass, the cap member is difficult to melt in the drawing furnace, and also difficult to weld to the glass base material.
- the cap member is configured to be divided into an upper part and a lower part. If the upper and lower parts can be divided, even if the cap member reaches the drawing furnace and the lower part melts, only the lower part needs to be replaced, and the upper part can be used continuously. Further, if a material having heat resistance from the upper part is used for the lower part, it becomes difficult to melt.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a method for manufacturing an optical fiber according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a cap member and a dummy rod in FIG. However, it is a figure which begins to pass the 1st seal part.
- the drawing furnace 10 includes a furnace casing 18, a lower chamber 19, and an upper chamber 20, for example.
- a cylindrical furnace core tube 15 made of carbon is provided and communicates with the lower chamber 19 and the upper chamber 20.
- the upper chamber 20 has, for example, an inner diameter similar to that of the core tube 15, and the glass base material 11 is inserted from above.
- the upper end of the glass base material 11 is connected to a dummy bar 13 (also referred to as a support bar) described later.
- the upper chamber 20 is provided with a sealing mechanism for airtightness.
- a first seal portion 21 is installed on the upper surface of the furnace casing 18 so as to seal a gap with the glass base material 11.
- the first seal portion 21 is provided with a gas supply port 21 a for supplying, for example, an inert gas such as argon gas into the furnace core tube 15.
- a second seal portion 22 having the same sealing function as the first seal portion 21 is installed at the upper end of the upper chamber 20.
- the second seal portion 22 is also provided with a gas supply port 22a for supplying, for example, an inert gas such as argon gas into the core tube 15.
- the glass base material 11 is suspended and lowered in the core tube 15 while being sealed by the first and second seal portions 21 and 22.
- the first seal portion 21 seals with the straight body portion 11a of the glass base material 11 shown in FIG.
- the first seal portion 21 is switched to the second seal portion 22, and the second seal portion 22 is a dummy.
- the outer peripheral surface of the rod 13 is sealed.
- sticker part 22 may mount the lid-shaped seal member on the dummy rod, for example.
- the lid-shaped seal member functions as a lid that remains in that position and closes the upper chamber after contacting the upper end of the upper chamber.
- the outer peripheral surface of the dummy bar is sealed by a gap between the holes for the dummy bar provided in the lid-shaped sealing member.
- a heater 16 is disposed so as to surround the furnace core tube 15, and a heat insulating material 17 is accommodated so as to cover the outside of the heater 16.
- the heater 16 heats and melts the glass base material 11 inserted into the core tube 15, and the optical fiber 12 having a melted and reduced diameter is suspended from the lower chamber 19.
- the optical fiber drawn by the drawing furnace 10 goes to a cooling device (not shown). Note that the inert gas or the like sent into the drawing furnace also passes through the gap between the glass base material 11 and the furnace core tube 15 and is released to the outside from the shutter portion below the lower chamber 19 and the like.
- the glass base material 11 has a small-diameter seed rod 11d as a starting glass, and a gap between a large-diameter straight body portion 11a of the glass base material 11 and a dummy bar body 13a described later.
- a diameter-reduced portion 11c comprising a tapered portion 11b and a small-diameter seed rod 11d is formed.
- the seed bar 11d is connected to the dummy bar main body 13a using an adapter 14, for example.
- the adapter 14 has a substantially cylindrical adapter main body 14a, and the inner diameter of the adapter main body 14a is formed larger than the outer diameter of the seed bar 11d and the dummy bar main body 13a.
- the seed rod 11d is inserted from below the adapter main body 14a, and a first pin member 14b having a circular cross section is inserted at a predetermined position and fixed to the adapter main body 14a.
- the dummy bar main body 13a is inserted from above the adapter main body 14a, and a second pin member 14c having a circular cross section is inserted and fixed at a predetermined position.
- the 1st pin member 14b and the 2nd pin member 14c may be distribute
- the dummy bar main body 13a, the adapter main body 14a, and the seed bar 11d may be integrally fixed with, for example, a bolt.
- a cap member 25 is provided at the position of the reduced diameter portion 11 c of the glass base material 11.
- the cap member 25 is made of, for example, heat-resistant quartz glass, and has a cylindrical shape in which an insertion hole 25b through which the adapter body 14a is inserted is provided at the center.
- the outer diameter of the cap member 25 is Dc
- the outer diameter of the straight body portion 11a of the glass base material 11 is Dg.
- the cap member 25 is lowered from above the adapter 14 and passes through the adapter main body 14a through the insertion hole 25b.
- the cap member 25 is engaged with a protruding portion formed on the outer wall of the adapter main body 14a. Thereby, the cap lower end 25c is disposed close to the reduced diameter portion 11c.
- the cap member may not have a cylindrical cross-sectional shape, and various shapes such as a substantially rectangular shape can be adopted. Further, when it is difficult for the cap member's own weight to be applied to the glass base material, for example, when the upper end of the cap member is suspended via a wire, the lower end of the cap may contact the tapered portion. Also, if the cap member does not reach a temperature exceeding 1150 ° C. (the lower limit of the glass base material lowering position is determined, the cap member is prevented from entering deeply into the wire drawing furnace, the inner diameter is reduced and the cap member is The position that contacts the tapered portion should be as high as possible above the tapered portion, etc.), and may not be suspended by a wire or the like, and the lower end of the cap may contact the tapered portion.
- a temperature exceeding 1150 ° C. the lower limit of the glass base material lowering position is determined, the cap member is prevented from entering deeply into the wire drawing furnace, the inner diameter is reduced and the cap member is The position that contacts the tapered portion should be as high
- the cap member may not be made of quartz glass but may be made of a carbon material or ceramics.
- the dummy rod 13 may be a large-diameter dummy rod, for example, or has a dummy rod body 13a made of a glass rod having the same diameter as the seed rod 11d and a sleeve member 13b around the dummy rod body 13a. It is good also as a structure.
- the outer diameter is Dd shown in FIG. At this time, the dummy bar may be solid or hollow.
- the sleeve member 13b is formed of, for example, a heat-resistant metal, quartz glass, carbon material, SiC coated carbon material, or the like, and the shape thereof is an insertion hole 13c through which the dummy bar main body 13a is inserted.
- the outer diameter of the sleeve member 13b is Dd shown in FIG.
- the upper end of the sleeve member 13b is suspended via a wire, for example, and is lowered from above the adapter 14 so that the upper end of the adapter main body 14a is brought into contact with a flat surface having the insertion hole 13c. Thereby, the lower end of the sleeve member 13b is disposed close to the upper end of the cap member 25 with a slight gap provided at the upper end of the cap member 25, for example.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of another dummy bar.
- the outer diameter of the cap member 25 and the outer diameter of the dummy bar 13 (or sleeve member 13 b) are shown to be approximately equal.
- the outer diameter Dc of the cap member 25 may be larger than the outer diameter Dd of the dummy bar 13.
- the first seal portion 21 is switched to the second seal portion 22, and the second seal portion 22 is changed. Seals the outer peripheral surface of the dummy bar 13.
- the second seal portion 22 may seal the outer peripheral surface of the cap member 25.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating the relationship between the outer diameter ratio of the cap member with respect to the glass base material, the outer diameter ratio of the dummy rod with respect to the glass base material, and the glass outer diameter fluctuation.
- the cap member having a larger diameter and the dummy rod having the same diameter also descend to fill the space below the seal position. For this reason, even when the reduced diameter portion of the glass base material and the dummy rod reach below the sealing position in this order, the space volume in the drawing furnace does not become so large. Therefore, it is possible to suppress fluctuations in the outer diameter of the optical fiber even near the end of drawing.
- the outer diameter variation of the optical fiber can be represented by, for example, a value (3 ⁇ ) that is three times the variation (standard deviation ⁇ ) of the outer diameter of the optical fiber.
- FIG. 4A is a diagram assuming an orthogonal coordinate axis in which the outer diameter ratio of the cap member with respect to the straight body portion (hereinafter referred to as Dc / Dg) is the horizontal axis, and the outer diameter variation of an optical fiber having a glass diameter of 125 ⁇ m is the vertical axis. .
- Dd / Dg the outer diameter ratio of the dummy rod to the straight body portion
- Dc / Dg is 0.83 or more.
- the outer diameter fluctuation (3 ⁇ ) of the optical fiber near the end of the drawing was ⁇ 0.7 ⁇ m or less which conforms to the standard for a predetermined single mode optical fiber.
- FIG. 4B is a diagram assuming an orthogonal coordinate axis with Dc / Dg as the horizontal axis and Dd / Dg as the vertical axis in view of the above results.
- this orthogonal coordinate axis has the points described in (1) in FIG. 0.48), points described with ⁇ in FIG. 4B (0.83, 0.28), points described with ⁇ in FIG. 4B (0.57, 0.83), and ⁇ in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of another cap member.
- the cap member in the above example has been described with an example in which the cap member is composed only of quartz glass.
- the lower end of the upper portion 25 a may be fitted to the upper end of the lower portion 26.
- the upper portion 25a and the lower portion 26 may be made of the same material, or a material (for example, a carbon material or a ceramic) that is more heat resistant than the upper portion 25a (for example, quartz glass) may be used for the lower portion 26. Good.
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本出願は、2015年11月16日出願の日本出願特願2015-223626号に基づく優先権を主張し、前記日本出願に記載された全ての記載内容を援用するものである。
光ファイバは、石英を主成分とする光ファイバ用ガラス母材(以下、ガラス母材という)を光ファイバ用線引炉(以下、線引炉という)の上方から炉心管内に挿入し、ガラス母材の先端が加熱溶融して細径化されることにより、線引炉の下方から線引きされる。
通常、ガラス母材は、小径のシード棒が出発ガラスとなり、その端部分にガラス微粒子を堆積させてガラス化し、製造される。このため、ガラス母材は、直胴部(本体部ともいう)の上端からシード棒との境界部分までがテーパ状に縮径されており(テーパ部ともいう)、シード棒に略同径のダミー棒を連結して、線引炉の炉心管内に吊り下げられる。
このように、ガラス母材には径が大きく変化するテーパ部があるので、このテーパ部やシード棒、ダミー棒の位置でのシールが非常に難しい。そこで例えば、特許文献1には、ガラス母材へのシールを安定させる技術が開示されている。また、このテーパ部が加熱部に近づいた場合、線引炉内の空間容積が大きくなり、線引炉内のガスの流れが変わって光ファイバの外径変動が大きくなる場合がある。そこで例えば、特許文献2には、線引炉内のガス流れの変動を小さくする技術が開示されている。
しかしながら、上記特許文献1では、シール用途のスリーブ部材をダミー棒に設けているが、テーパ部やシード棒の周囲に空間が残されていると、ガラス母材の線引き進行に伴い、線引炉内の空間容積が大きくなる場合がある。
一方、上記特許文献2では、円筒状の部材をテーパ部やシード棒の周囲に設けた構造が開示されているが、ダミー棒の径がシード棒と略同径の場合、ダミー棒部の周囲の空間が、外径変動に悪影響を及ぼす可能性があった。
そこで、本開示は、ガラス母材の線引き進行に伴う線引炉内の空間容積の増加を防止し、光ファイバの外径変動を小さく抑える光ファイバの製造方法の提供を目的とする。
本開示によれば、光ファイバの外径変動を小さく抑えることが可能になる。
最初に本願発明の実施形態の内容を列記して説明する。
本発明の一態様に係る光ファイバの製造方法は、
(1)上部に縮径部が存在する光ファイバ用ガラス母材の上端近傍にダミー棒を連結し、線引炉内で前記光ファイバ用ガラス母材を加熱溶融して光ファイバを線引きする光ファイバの製造方法であって、前記光ファイバ用ガラス母材の前記縮径部の位置にキャップ部材を設け、該キャップ部材の上端が前記ダミー棒の下端に近接するように配置し、前記光ファイバ用ガラス母材に対する前記キャップ部材の外径比を横軸x、前記光ファイバ用ガラス母材に対する前記ダミー棒の外径比を縦軸yとする直交座標軸を設定したとき、前記キャップ部材の外径比xおよび前記ダミー棒の外径比yが、式y≧0.1527×x-3.103を満たす。
キャップ部材と大径化したダミー棒を用いて線引炉内の空間を埋めるため、縮径部、ダミー棒の順に線引炉内に到達した場合にも、線引炉内の空間容積が大きくならない。よって、光ファイバの外径変動を小さく抑えることが可能になる。
(3)前記キャップ部材が、上方部と下方部とに分割可能に構成されている。上下に分割可能に構成すれば、キャップ部材が線引炉内に到達し、下方部が溶融したとしても、下方部だけを交換すればよく、上方部は継続使用が可能になる。また、下方部に上方部より耐熱性のある材料を使用すれば、より溶融し難くなる。
以下、添付図面を参照しながら、本発明による光ファイバの製造方法の好適な実施の形態について説明する。なお、以下ではヒータにより炉心管を加熱する抵抗炉を例に説明するが、コイルに高周波電源を印加し、炉心管を誘導加熱する誘導炉にも、本発明は適用可能である。また、ガラス母材とダミー棒の接続方法などについても、下記で説明するのは一例であり、これに限定されるものではない。
図1に示すように、線引炉10は、例えば、炉筐体18、下部チャンバ19、上部チャンバ20からなる。炉筐体18の中央部には、カーボン製で円筒状の炉心管15が設けられ、下部チャンバ19および上部チャンバ20と連通している。
また、上部チャンバ20には、気密を取るためのシール機構が設けられている。具体的には、炉筐体18の上面には第1シール部21が設置され、ガラス母材11との隙間をシール可能に構成されている。第1シール部21には、例えばアルゴンガスの不活性ガス等を炉心管15内に供給するガス供給口21aが設けられている。
ガラス母材11は、第1,2シール部21,22によりシールされながら炉心管15内に吊り下げられて降下する。詳しくは、線引き開始時は、第1シール部21がガラス母材11の図2に示す直胴部11aでシールする。
なお、第2シール部22は、例えばダミー棒に蓋状のシール部材を搭載しておいてもよい。蓋状のシール部材は、上部チャンバの上端に当接した後は、その位置に留まって上部チャンバを塞ぐ蓋のように機能する。蓋状のシール部材に設けられたダミー棒用の孔の隙間でダミー棒の外周面がシールされる。
大径のダミー棒を用いる場合、その外径は、図2に示すDdとなる。この際、ダミー棒は中実であっても中空であってもよい。
スリーブ部材を用いる場合、スリーブ部材13bは、例えば耐熱性のある金属や石英ガラス、カーボン材、SiCコートカーボン材などで形成され、その形状は、中央にダミー棒本体13aを挿通させる挿通孔13cを設けた円筒形状である。また、この場合、スリーブ部材13bの外径が図2に示すDdとなる。
図1,2の例では、キャップ部材25の外径とダミー棒13(若しくはスリーブ部材13b)の外径とがほぼ同等に示されている。しかし、図3に示すように、キャップ部材25の外径Dcをダミー棒13の外径Ddよりも大きくしてもよい。なお、この図3の例でも、ガラス母材11の縮径部近傍が第1シール部21を通過し始める以降は、第1シール部21から第2シール部22に切り替わり、第2シール部22がダミー棒13の外周面をシールする。なお、第2シール部22がキャップ部材25の外周面をシールしてもよい。
ガラス母材の降下と共に、大径化したキャップ部材および同じく大径化したダミー棒も降下してシール位置よりも下方の空間を埋める。このため、ガラス母材の縮径部、ダミー棒がこの順にシール位置よりも下方に到達した場合にも、線引炉内の空間容積がそれほど大きくならない。よって、線引き終了時近傍においても、光ファイバの外径変動を小さく抑えることが可能になる。
図4Aは、直胴部に対するキャップ部材の外径比(以下、Dc/Dgと称する)を横軸、ガラス径125μmの光ファイバの外径変動を縦軸とする直交座標軸を想定した図である。図4Aに示すように、直胴部に対するダミー棒の外径比(以下、Dd/Dgと称する)が0.28の場合(図4A中に□で示す)、Dc/Dgが0.83以上のときには、線引き終了時近傍における光ファイバの外径変動(3σ)が、所定のシングルモード光ファイバへの規格に適合する、±0.7μm以下になった。
続いて、Dd/Dgが0.83の場合(図4A中に○で示す)、Dc/Dgが0.57以上のときには、線引き終了時近傍における光ファイバの外径変動(3σ)が±0.7μm以下になった。また、Dd/Dgが0.97の場合(図4A中に●で示す)、Dc/Dgが0.56以上のときには、線引き終了時近傍における光ファイバの外径変動(3σ)が±0.7μm以下になった。
上記例のキャップ部材は石英ガラスだけで構成された例を挙げて説明した。しかし、図5に示すように、例えば、図2で説明したシード棒11dの位置に設けられる上方部25aと、テーパ部11bの位置に設けられる下方部26とに分割することも可能である。この場合、上方部25aの下端を下方部26の上端に嵌合させてもよい。また、上方部25aと下方部26は、同じ材質であってもよいし、下方部26に上方部25a(例えば石英ガラス)より耐熱性のある材料(例えばカーボン材、セラミックス)を使用してもよい。
今回開示された実施の形態はすべての点で例示であって制限的なものではないと考えられるべきである。本発明の範囲は、上記した意味ではなく、請求の範囲によって示され、請求の範囲と均等の意味および範囲内でのすべての変更が含まれることが意図される。
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- 上部に縮径部が存在する光ファイバ用ガラス母材の上端近傍にダミー棒を連結し、線引炉内で前記光ファイバ用ガラス母材を加熱溶融して光ファイバを線引きする光ファイバの製造方法であって、
前記光ファイバ用ガラス母材の前記縮径部の位置にキャップ部材を設け、該キャップ部材の上端が前記ダミー棒の下端に近接するように配置し、
前記光ファイバ用ガラス母材に対する前記キャップ部材の外径比を横軸x、前記光ファイバ用ガラス母材に対する前記ダミー棒の外径比を縦軸yとする直交座標軸を設定したとき、前記キャップ部材の外径比xおよび前記ダミー棒の外径比yが、式
y≧0.1527×x-3.103
を満たす、光ファイバの製造方法。 - 前記キャップ部材が、カーボン、セラミックス、または石英ガラスの少なくとも1つからなる、請求項1に記載の光ファイバの製造方法。
- 前記キャップ部材が、上方部と下方部とに分割可能に構成されている、請求項1または2に記載の光ファイバの製造方法。
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