OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING METHODS

An optical fiber manufacturing method, which recycles cooling gas with a simple system (less modification from a conventional device) is provided. The method comprises the steps of heating and melting an optical fiber preform, cooling the glass fiber obtained from the preform using a cooling device,...

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Main Authors ORITA NOBUAKI, SUZUKI TAKASHI, KURASEKO HIROSHI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.08.2010
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Summary:An optical fiber manufacturing method, which recycles cooling gas with a simple system (less modification from a conventional device) is provided. The method comprises the steps of heating and melting an optical fiber preform, cooling the glass fiber obtained from the preform using a cooling device, and coating the cooled glass fiber with a coating material. During the cooling step, cooling gas is supplied from the bottom portion of the cooling device 4; a part of the cooling gas in the cooling device 4 is recovered from the top portion of the cooling device 4; and the recovered gas is re-supplied from the bottom portion of the cooling device 4.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100709681