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Method for forming hermetic coatings for optical fibers

US5246746A · kind A · utility

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Inventors

Terry Arthur Michalske · Edgewood, US
Robert R. Rye · Albuquerque, US
William Larry Smith · Albuquerque, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 1991
Grant date	Sep 21, 1993
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 26, 2011

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC03C25/223
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for forming hermetic coatings on optical fibers by hot filament assisted chemical vapor deposition advantageously produces a desirable coating while maintaining the pristine strength of the pristine fiber. The hermetic coatings may be formed from a variety of substances, such as, for example, boron nitride and carbon.

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