摘要:
When an optical fiber 3 is formed by drawing a preform 1, twisting is generated in the optical fiber 3. An outer diameter of the optical fiber 3 is continuously measured along a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber 3 from two different directions in a plane perpendicular to the advancing direction of the optical fiber 3 by a device for measuring twisting 4, thus twisting of the optical fiber 3 is measured.
摘要:
The invention provides a monomode optical fiber and a monomode preform (2) having a mother preform (22) housed in an outer sleeve tube (20). It is characterized in that it also includes an intermediate tube (21) between the mother preform (22) and the outer tube (20), the intermediate tube (21) possessing viscosity at fiber-drawing temperature which is less than the viscosity(ies) at fiber-drawing temperature of the mother preform (22) and of the outer tube (20). The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a monomode optical fiber. The fiber has a core that is better centered and less deformed than in the prior art. An application of the invention lies in making an optical amplifier.
摘要:
Optical fibers are produced by means of a direct sleeving technique that allows the sintering and collapsing of the outer jacket tube onto the inner core rod to be achieved directly during the drawing phase of optical fiber manufacture. In the course of the optical fiber manufacturing process, either a mechanical guide holding a sleeving tube concentrically around an annular gap and core rod or a preform having an enclosed annular gap/cavity are mounted in a drawing tower. A vacuum may be maintained in the annular gap/cavity of this assembly. A heat source is then applied to one end of the preform/assembly such that the extreme end of the tube is collapsed onto the core as fiber is drawn in a controlled manner. This single-step process allows to speed up the sleeving process, without introducing possible asymetries in the final preform and in the fibers drawn therefrom.
摘要:
The specification describes ceram-glass compositions useful for electro-optic devices. The compositions have active ferroelectric ingredients in a tellurium oxide host. Proper processing of the ceram-glass produces highly transparent material with desirable ferroelectric properties. The ceram-glass materials can be used for electro-optic devices in both bulk and thin film applications.
摘要:
The disclosed invention includes a method of making an optical fiber drawn from a multiple crucible. The method includes moving a first crucible of the multiple crucible relative to a second crucible of the multiple crucible. The invention also includes minimizing core and cladding diffusion. A tip of the first crucible is disposed axially above a tip of the second crucible by a preselected distance. The invention further includes the ability to alter a diameter of the core of the fiber. A differential pressure is applied to the first crucible. A positive differential pressure is applied to increase the core diameter. A negative differential pressure is applied to decrease the core diameter. Furthermore, the invention includes drawing the fiber under non-isothermal conditions; there is a thermal gradient of at least 10° C./m between the two tips.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a GRIN fiber includes forming a tube of silica-glass having a tubular core and a concentric tubular cladding adjacent and external to the tubular core. The core has a dopant density with a radially graded profile. The method includes partially collapsing the tube by applying heat thereto. The partially collapsed tube has a central channel. The method includes passing a glass etchant through the central canal to remove an internal layer of silica glass, and then, collapsing the etched tube to a rod-like preform.
摘要:
The present invention includes a method of making a preform for an enhanced photosensitive fiber comprising depositing successive layers of optical material the inside a tube using modified chemical vapor deposition, and collapsing the layers of optical material in a reducing atmosphere with a positive pressure. The present invention also includes a method of making an enhanced photosensitive fiber comprising making a preform using modified chemical vapor deposition wherein the preform is collapsed in a reducing atmosphere with a positive pressure and drawing the preform into a fiber.
摘要:
A method of drawing an optical fiber which can improve the efficiency in manufacture without deforming resin coatings is provided. The method of drawing an optical fiber in accordance with the present invention is a method in which an optical fiber yielding an outside diameter of 300 to 600 &mgr;m after a resin coating is formed is drawn at a drawing speed of at least 50 m/min, wherein the optical fiber is drawn in a state where the pass line length zp from the outlet of curing furnace to the entrance part of capstan satisfies the following expression (1): z p ≥ - ρ C p _ · d 2 4 · d 2 2 - d 1 2 A · V f · ln [ ( T g - 10 ) - T o T s - T o ] ( 1 ) where Tg is the glass transition temperature of the coating resin [° C.]; TS is the fiber temperature [=TF(0)] at z=0 [° C.]; TO is the room temperature [° C.]; {overscore (&rgr;Cp)} is the average heat capacity of glass and resin [J/(cm3·° C.)]; d1 is the radius before coating [cm]; d2 is the radius after coating [cm]; A is a given constant within the range of 1.5×10−6 to 4.5×10−6 [J/(sec·° C.)]; and Vf is the drawing speed [cm/sec].
摘要:
To manufacture polarization-maintaining optical fibers, a fiber is directly and continuously irradiated with at least one beam of UV radiation during drawing and before application of external coatings.
摘要:
The invention relates to manufacturing glass fiber preforms. It relates to a method comprising rotating preform about its own axis, and displacing a plasma torch in translation relative to the preform in a direction parallel to the axis of the preform, the axes of the flame and of the preform and being offset by a certain distance, and then inserting glass powder into the plasma flame under gravity. According to the invention, the glass powder is accelerated before penetrating into the plasma flame by means of an accelerator gas, and the offset distance between the axes is reduced with increasing acceleration of the powder. The invention is applicable to manufacturing glass fibers, and in particular optical fibers.