ZA200004539B - Method of making optical fibers. - Google Patents

Method of making optical fibers.

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Publication number
ZA200004539B
ZA200004539B ZA200004539A ZA200004539A ZA200004539B ZA 200004539 B ZA200004539 B ZA 200004539B ZA 200004539 A ZA200004539 A ZA 200004539A ZA 200004539 A ZA200004539 A ZA 200004539A ZA 200004539 B ZA200004539 B ZA 200004539B
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optical fibers
making optical
making
fibers
optical
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ZA200004539A
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Venkata Adiseshaia Bhagavatula
George E Berkey
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Corning Inc
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    • C03B37/014Manufacture of preforms for drawing fibres or filaments made entirely or partially by chemical means, e.g. vapour phase deposition of bulk porous glass either by outside vapour deposition [OVD], or by outside vapour phase oxidation [OVPO] or by vapour axial deposition [VAD]
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    • G02B6/02219Characterised by the wavelength dispersion properties in the silica low loss window around 1550 nm, i.e. S, C, L and U bands from 1460-1675 nm
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    • G02B6/03616Optical fibres characterised both by the number of different refractive index layers around the central core segment, i.e. around the innermost high index core layer, and their relative refractive index difference
    • G02B6/03622Optical fibres characterised both by the number of different refractive index layers around the central core segment, i.e. around the innermost high index core layer, and their relative refractive index difference having 2 layers only
    • G02B6/03627Optical fibres characterised both by the number of different refractive index layers around the central core segment, i.e. around the innermost high index core layer, and their relative refractive index difference having 2 layers only arranged - +
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    • G02B6/03638Optical fibres characterised both by the number of different refractive index layers around the central core segment, i.e. around the innermost high index core layer, and their relative refractive index difference having 3 layers only
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    • G02B6/03688Optical fibres characterised both by the number of different refractive index layers around the central core segment, i.e. around the innermost high index core layer, and their relative refractive index difference having 5 or more layers
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ZA200004539A 1998-05-01 2000-08-31 Method of making optical fibers. ZA200004539B (en)

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KR (1) KR20010043200A (en)
CN (1) CN1298372A (en)
AU (1) AU754688B2 (en)
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CA (1) CA2327470A1 (en)
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US7155097B2 (en) 2001-03-09 2006-12-26 Crystal Fibre A/S Fabrication of microstructured fibres
EP1374454B1 (en) * 2001-03-30 2007-03-28 Corning Incorporated Optical transmission line
KR20050022141A (en) * 2003-08-29 2005-03-07 학교법인단국대학 A Method for Producing a Preform for Plastic Optical Fiber Having High Bandwidth
DE102004028258B4 (en) * 2004-06-11 2008-11-06 Heraeus Quarzglas Gmbh & Co. Kg Method for producing an optical component made of quartz glass
US8542969B2 (en) * 2010-02-26 2013-09-24 Corning Incorporated Low bend loss optical fiber
KR102299011B1 (en) * 2018-12-11 2021-09-08 대한광통신 주식회사 Optical fiber and method for making the same

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FR2707285B1 (en) * 1993-07-06 1995-08-11 Alcatel Fibres Optiques Preform for optical fiber, process for manufacturing such a preform and optical fiber obtained from this preform.

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