System and method providing partial vacuum operation of arc discharge for controlled heating
US10481330B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/12195
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrical discharge, suitable for heating optical fibers for processing, is made in a controlled partial vacuum, such that saturation of available ionizable gas molecules is reached. The workpiece temperature is thereby made to be a stably controlled function of the absolute air pressure and is insensitive to other conditions. A system and method accomplishing the foregoing are provided.
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