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Method for producing highly pure glass preform for optical fiber

US4627867A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 1985
Grant dateDec 9, 1986
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P40/57
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for producing a glass preform for an optical fiber by an outside vapor-phase deposition method, which comprises forming fine glass particles by jetting gaseous glass raw material and fuel gas from a first burner to deposit the particles on a seed rod to form a soot rod at such a temperature that a specific bulk density of the soot rod being formed is low and subsequently heating the soot rod by a second burner so as to increase the bulk density of the soot and then sintering the soot rod to obtain a transparent glass preform for an optical fiber, by which method, a highly pure glass preform is produced in a good deposition yield without cracking.

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