Containerless high purity pulling process and apparatus for glass fiber

• Main Authors: NAUMANN; ROBERT J, ETHRIDGE; EDWIN C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.01.1986
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHEMISTRY; DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS,IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KINDOF FURNACE; FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL; FURNACES; GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL; GLASS; HEATING; KILNS; LIGHTING; MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; OVENS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RETORTS; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

Apparatus and method for pulling optical glass fibers in a containerless environment is disclosed which includes a single-axis acoustical levitation furnace (10) in which a specimen (S) is levitated and melted. A reflector unit (16) is carried in the interior of the furnace and includes a reflector...