Method of manufacturing optical fibers
US4911742A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S65/90
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In order to eliminate the effect of water attack on silica optical fibres, the fibres are provided with a surface layer of silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride. The method proposed comprises direct nitridation. This may be achieved by adding a nitriding atmosphere to the drawing furnace gases, or to the reactive gases (TiCl.sub.4 and SiCl.sub.4) incorporated in the flame of an oxyhydrogen torch for the formation of a compressive silica/titania layer on an optical fibre by a glass soot deposition and sintering process.
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