Method of purifying silica and depositing on an optical fiber preform
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    发明授权
    Method of purifying silica and depositing on an optical fiber preform 有权
    纯化二氧化硅并沉积在光纤预制棒上的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06269663B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-07

    申请号:US09137141

    申请日:1998-08-20

    IPC分类号: C03B3718

    CPC分类号: C03C1/022 C03B37/01291

    摘要: The deposit of natural or synthetic silica comprises a preform (1) set into rotation (7) in front of a plasma torch (3) which moves back and forth substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction (L) of the preform (1), a feed duct (9) for feeding the plasma with grains of natural or synthetic silica (11), characterized in that the same feed duct (9) feeds the plasma with a fluorine or chlorine compound, preferably a fluorine compound, mixed with a carrier gas (15). Sodium or lithium contained in the grains of natural or synthetic silica reacts with the fluorine or chlorine of the fluorine or chlorine compound, making it possible to improve the optical quality of fibers built up with the natural or synthetic silica at reduced cost.

    摘要翻译: 天然或合成二氧化硅的沉积物包括在基本上平行于预成型件(1)的纵向方向(L)前后移动的等离子体炬(3)前面设置旋转(7)的预成型件(1), 用于将等离子体与天然或合成二氧化硅(11)的颗粒进料的进料管道(9),其特征在于,相同的进料管道(9)将等离子体与载体气体混合的氟化合物或氯化合物 (15)天然或合成二氧化硅颗粒中所含的钠或锂与氟或氯化合物的氟或氯反应,可以以降低的成本提高用天然或合成二氧化硅生成的纤维的光学质量 。

    Method and apparatus for manufacturing an optical fiber preform

    公开(公告)号:US06584806B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-01

    申请号:US09916324

    申请日:2001-07-30

    IPC分类号: C03B37018

    CPC分类号: C03B37/01291 Y02P40/57

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a preform, the method comprising rotating a primary preform about an axis X, establishing relative displacement in translation between the preform and a plasma torch, and introducing a glass powder into the plasma flame, the glass powder being accelerated prior to penetrating into the plasma flame by an accelerator gas introduced into the flow of glass powder, said process being performed in an enclosure and said introduction being performed into an atmosphere at a regulated pressure lower than the pressure outside the enclosure. Apparatus for manufacturing the preform comprises an enclosure connected to a unit for regulating the pressure inside the enclosure.