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Method for producing glass preform for optical fiber

US4765815A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 1987
Grant dateAug 23, 1988
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2007

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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 means at least two burners, comprising jetting a glass raw material containing SiCl.sub.4 from the first center burner and a hydrogen-containing silicon compound with larger reaction heat than SiCl.sub.4 from at least one second burner, flame hydrolyzing the glas raw material to synthesizing fine glass particles, depositing the fine glass particles on a starting member to form a porous soot preform and heating and sintering the soot preform to obtain a transparent glass preform, by which a large preform is stably produced and a bulk density of the preform is easily controlled.

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