Process for the production of preforms from clear glass for the production of optical fibres

• Main Authors: GRABMAIER,JOSEF,DR, EISENRITH,KARL-HEINZ, URBACH,HANS-PETER,DR, SCHULZE,FRIEDRICH-WILHELM,DR, AULICH,HUBERT,DR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 10.04.1986
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS; CHEMISTRY; GLASS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS; MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS

A process is described for the production of a preform from clear glass for the production of optical fibres for optical communications technology, in which the starting material used for the formation of the preform is highly pure SiO2 in the form of solid glass particles which is produced by the s...