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Fabrication of optical fibers

US4787927A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 1987
Grant dateNov 29, 1988
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/29395
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of making a preform for drawing optical fibers includes the steps of depositing a dopant material 3 in a dopant carrier chamber 1, heating the dopant material to cause it to vaporise at a predetermined rate, depositing from a mixture of a source material (GeCl.sub.4, SiO.sub.4, O.sub.2) and said vaporised dopant a mixture of solid components 8 and fusing said solid components to form a doped glass.

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