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Method for producing glass preform for optical fiber

US5055121A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 1990
Grant dateOct 8, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S65/90
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An optical fiberglass preform having fluorine selectively added to its cladding is produced by: PA1 depositing soot of quartz glass on a pipe from starting member by using burners for synthesizing glass soot to form a porous glass preform consisting of a core porous glass body a peripheral portion of which has a larger bulk density than the other portion and a cladding porous glass body, PA1 heating said porous glass preform in a dehydration atmosphere while supplying dehydration gas through the pipe form starting member and PA1 heating and vitrifying the dehydrated porous glass preform in an atmosphere containing a fluorine-containing compound.

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