Methods for forming cladding portions of optical fiber preform assemblies
US8904828B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B37/01282
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of forming a cladding portion of an optical fiber preform assembly includes positioning a glass core cane in a mold cavity and loading the mold cavity with silica glass soot. The silica glass soot is compressed in an axial direction as the vibratory energy is applied to the mold body to form a soot compact around the glass core cane, wherein the soot compact is the cladding portion of an optical fiber preform assembly and the glass core cane is a core portion of the optical fiber preform assembly.
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