Manufacture of optical fibre preforms
US4597787A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B37/018
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Manufacture of optical fibre preforms. A material such as Si, Ge and B.sub.2 O.sub.3 is evaporated in vacuo into a silica tube and is made to condense therein as a viscous liquid which is then oxidized. The operation may be repeated several times with different materials. In this way the tube is clad from within in such a way that the optical index of refraction increases from the periphery inwards. Upon completion of the cladding the tube is collapsed into a rod which is then used for drawing optical fibres.
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