摘要:
In a glass processing method and apparatus according to the invention, in the case of performing chemical vapor deposition or diameter shrinkage of a substrate glass tube (G) by relatively moving a heating furnace (20) comprising a heating element (21) for annularly enclosing the circumference of the substrate glass tube in a longitudinal direction of the substrate glass tube (G) with respect to the substrate glass tube (G) in which an outer diameter is 30 mm or more and a wall thickness is 3 mm or more and is less than 15 mm and an ovality of the outer diameter is 1.0 % or less using a glass processing apparatus (1), a temperature of at least one of the heating element (21) and the substrate glass tube (G) is measured and the amount of heat generation of the heating element (21) is adjusted based on the measured temperature. The glass tube, processed by the method, of reduced ovality is also claimed.
摘要:
In a glass processing method according to the invention, in the case of performing chemical vapor deposition or diameter shrinkage of a substrate glass tube G by relatively moving a heating furnace 20 comprising a heating element 21 for annularly enclosing the circumference of the substrate glass tube in a longitudinal directionof the substrate glass tube G with respect to the substrate glass tube G in which an outer diameter is 30 mm or more and a wall thickness is 3 mm or more and is less than 15 mm and an ovality of the outer diameter is 1.0 % or less using a glass processing apparatus 1, a temperature of at least one of the heating element 21 and the substrate glass tube G is measured and the amount of heat generation of the heating element 21 is adjusted based on the measured temperature.
摘要:
An optical fiber is rolled by a swing motion of a swing guide roller (220) in order to impart a predetermined twist to it effectively, and its polarization dispersion is suppressed equivalently as in a perfectly circular concentric optical fiber. A method of manufacturing such an optical fiber is also provided. As a swing guide roller (220) swings, the optical fiber is rolled on its roller surface, so that a clockwise twist and a counterclockwise twist are imparted to the optical fiber alternately. At this time, the optical fiber is fitted in a V-shaped narrow groove formed at the central portion of the roller surface of a next-stage first stationary guide roller (231) provided just beside the swing guide roller (220). Rolling of the optical fiber on the roller surface of the first stationary guide roller (231) is suppressed, thereby helping smooth rolling of the optical fiber on the roller surface of the swing guide roller (220). As a result, a twist can be imparted to the optical fiber highly efficiently in accordance with the swing speed of the swing guide roller (220).