METHOD TO PRODUCE MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBERS COMPRISING VOIDS

• Main Authors: TANDON, PUSHKAR, DESORCIE, ROBERT B, MCDERMOTT, MARK A, BOOKBINDER, DANA C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 20.11.2008
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; GLASS; MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL

Method of making a microstructured optical fiber. Silica glass based soot is deposited on a substrate to form at least a portion of an optical fiber preform by traversing a soot deposition burner with respect to said substrate at a burner traverse rate greater than 3 cm/sec, thereby depositing a lay...