PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN OPTICAL PREFORM
    14.
    发明公开
    PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN OPTICAL PREFORM 审中-公开
    方法制造光学预制棒

    公开(公告)号:EP2294021A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-16

    申请号:EP09739188.2

    申请日:2009-04-30

    摘要: A method of preparing an optical preform includes the steps of: a) etching an optical preform to remove a portion of an oxide material deposited on the preform by using a gas comprising an etchant gas containing fluorine at a sufficient temperature and gas concentration to create a redeposited germanium containing compounds contamination such as GeOx in the remaining oxide material; and b) cleaning the etched preform using a cleaning gas containing at least one halogen gas at a sufficient temperature and gas concentration to remove the redeposited germanium containing compound contamination without any substantial further contamination of the remaining deposited oxide material. Preferably the halogen is either chlorine or bromine.

    FUSED SILICA HAVING LOW OH, OD LEVELS AND METHOD OF MAKING
    15.
    发明公开
    FUSED SILICA HAVING LOW OH, OD LEVELS AND METHOD OF MAKING 有权
    工艺对于低哦OD值GLASS PEBBLES

    公开(公告)号:EP2178804A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-28

    申请号:EP08794601.8

    申请日:2008-07-18

    IPC分类号: C03B19/14 C03C3/06

    摘要: A fused silica article having a combined concentration of hydroxyl (OH) and deuteroxyl (OD) concentration of less than 10 parts per million (ppm) and, in one embodiment, less than 1 ppm. The fused silica article is formed by drying a soot blank in a halogen-free atmosphere comprising carbon monoxide. The dried soot blank may optionally be doped to reach target levels of OH and OD concentrations and improve homogeneity within the fused silica article. The dried soot blank is then oxidized and sintered to form the article. A method of reducing the combined concentration of OH and OD to less than 10 ppm is also described.