摘要:
In respect of a method for manufacturing a preform of an optical fiber, the method comprises the steps of forming a porous glass preform by accumulating glass particles, preparing a container made of a quartz glass, which is formed by heating the quartz glass with an electric furnace, providing a dehydration gas and an inert gas to the container, heating the container to which dehydration gas and inert gas is provided and dehydrating and sintering the porous glass preform by inserting the porous glass preform into the container, which is heated.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a base material for an optical fiber, includes steps of: holding a bar material by a support member; and adjusting to reduce a difference between an axis of the bar material and a rotational axis of the support member. Furthermore, an optical fiber base material grasping apparatus for holding a bar material having an axis, includes: a support member having a center axis, the support member being rotatable around the center axis; and an adjusting mechanism for reducing a difference between the axis of the bar material and the central axis of the support member.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a preform having a core and a multilayer clad, includes covering a circumference of a rod including at least the core and an inner clad layer with a first tube including at least a high viscosity clad layer, and unifying the rod and the first tube by heating and contracting the first tube.
摘要:
Even if an optical fiber obtained by drawing a preform is exposed to hydrogen atmosphere, an OH peak in the optical fiber at wavelength of about 1385 nm hardly rises regardless of the condition of drawing.
摘要:
An apparatus for fabricating a soot preform for an optical fiber. The soot preform is fabricated by depositing glass particles on a starting rod capable of being rotated and pulled up. The apparatus comprises elements as follows. A reaction chamber is used for depositing the glass particles on the starting rod. An upper room is located above the reaction chamber for receiving the soot preform formed in the upper portion of the reaction chamber. At least one core burner is installed in the reaction chamber. A gas-supplying inlet is located in the top part of the sidewall of the reaction chamber closest to burner(s), and a gas-exhausting outlet is located in the top part of another sidewall opposite to the gas-supplying inlet. In addition, at least one cladding burner is installed in the reaction chamber. Thus, the exhausting efficiency for the stray glass particles is increased and the bubbles and impurities in the resulting preform are reduced such that the optical property in the lengthwise direction is stable.
摘要:
There is provide an optical fiber processing apparatus and a process method capable of shortening time required for replacing an atmosphere in a treatment container with inert gas and filling with deuterium and of restraining an amount used of expensive deuterium. An optical fiber processing apparatus includes a plurality of containers 1 for processing optical fiber that are spatially coupled by piping, each treatment container 1 including a treatment chamber that can be sealed and accommodate one or more bobbins 4 on which fiber to be processed is wound, in which the treatment chamber is supplied with treatment gas, and the optical fiber is processed by the gas. The treatment gas is deuterium or gas including the deuterium.
摘要:
An apparatus for fabricating a soot preform for an optical fiber. The soot preform is fabricated by depositing glass particles on a starting rod capable of being rotated and pulled up. The apparatus comprises elements as follows. A reaction chamber is used for depositing the glass particles on the starting rod. An upper room is located above the reaction chamber for receiving the soot preform formed in the upper portion of the reaction chamber. At least one core burner is installed in the reaction chamber. A gas-supplying inlet is located in the top part of the sidewall of the reaction chamber closest to burner(s), and a gas-exhausting outlet is located in the top part of another sidewall opposite to the gas-supplying inlet. In addition, at least one cladding burner is installed in the reaction chamber. Thus, the exhausting efficiency for the stray glass particles is increased and the bubbles and impurities in the resulting preform are reduced such that the optical property in the lengthwise direction is stable.
摘要:
There is provided a packaging method of an optical fiber capable of performing a heavy hydrogen treatment during packing and storing easily and at low cost without a conventional grand processing apparatus. The packaging method includes: receiving an optical fiber 1 wound on an optical fiber bobbin 5 within a packing material 2 having flexibility to seal an opening part, sealing up the packing material 2 after introducing heavy hydrogen, and performing a heavy hydrogen treatment on the optical fiber 1 in a mixed gas atmosphere containing heavy hydrogen and air during storing and transporting the optical fiber 1. At this time, concentration of heavy hydrogen within the packing material 2 just after enclosing heavy hydrogen is within a range of 0.5 ppm to 4%. The opening part 3 of the packing material 2 may be sealed with heat or an adhesive after receiving the optical fiber 1, or may be sealed with a zipper. Moreover, the introduction of heavy hydrogen may be performed from the remained opening part 3 after sealing the opening part as a part of the opening part remains, or may be performed from an opening part having a self-sealed check valve 6 provided in the packing material 2.
摘要:
An optical fiber includes a clad portion and a core portion surrounded by the clad portion. Here, the clad portion is formed by substantially pure quartz, and the core portion has a higher refractive index than the clad portion. The optical fiber is characterized in that a relative refractive index difference of a center of the core portion falls within a range from 0.15% to 0.30%, and a maximum relative refractive index difference of the core portion falls within a range from 0.4% to 0.6%. Here, it is preferable that an average relative refractive index difference of the core portion falls within a range from 0.30% to 0.40%. Here, a mode field diameter of the optical fiber falls within a range from 8.6 μm to 9.5 μm at 1310 nm, and a cable cutoff wavelength of the optical fiber is equal to or lower than 1260 nm. Note that, after the optical fiber is subjected to hydrogen aging, a loss of the optical fiber is preferably equal to or lower than 0.4 dB/km at 1383 nm.
摘要:
An optical fiber includes a clad portion and a core portion surrounded by the clad portion. Here, the clad portion is formed by substantially pure quartz, and the core portion has a higher refractive index than the clad portion. The optical fiber is characterized in that a relative refractive index difference of a center of the core portion falls within a range from 0.15% to 0.30%, and a maximum relative refractive index difference of the core portion falls within a range from 0.4% to 0.6%. Here, it is preferable that an average relative refractive index difference of the core portion falls within a range from 0.30% to 0.40%. Here, a mode field diameter of the optical fiber falls within a range from 8.6 μm to 9.5 μm at 1310 nm, and a cable cutoff wavelength of the optical fiber is equal to or lower than 1260 nm. Note that, after the optical fiber is subjected to hydrogen aging, a loss of the optical fiber is preferably equal to or lower than 0.4 dB/km at 1383 nm.