Plastic-clad silica (PCS) fibers and methods and apparatuses for producing the same
US5212762A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/02033
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing a polymer-clad silica (PCS) optical fiber comprising a core of a transparent inorganic glass and a cladding of a transparent organic polymer characterized in that the amount of volatile components in its cladding is not more than 1 wt %, which method and apparatus comprise forming the core fiber, forming the cladding around the core fiber, and treating the cladding with a far infrared heater.
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