Method of manufacturing a continuous optical preform
US4195980A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1062
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a continuous preform for an optical fibre of the type produced from glass or silica tubes or rods, the method including arranging the tubes or rods end to end in a rectilinear array, placing glass or silica sleeving tubes over the joints between the rods or tubes, and fusion sealing the joints between the rods or tubes.
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