Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an optical fiber having uniform refractive index profile, and substantially reduced macrobending loss and attenuation loss is provided comprising controlling one or more of parameters including concentration of dopant in outer region and inner region of the core region with respect to middle region of the core region of the optical fiber preform, duration of dehydration process step, concentration of chlorine gas to control refractive index of outer region and inner region of the core region for achieving a fiber having substantially uniform refractive index profile, and substantially reduced macrobending loss and attenuation loss.
Abstract:
A process for preparing the mandrel suitable for producing flawless optical fiber preform, wherein the mandrel can be easily removed from the soot porous body without causing any defects, such as voids, bubbles, impurities, uncollapsed portion in the centerline region of the preform thus produced, wherein said process is characterized by heating the mandrel before the start of soot deposition to form a soot porous body having core and clad.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for drawing a fiber having desired waveguide parameters, particularly cut-off wavelength is provided. The apparatus is characterized by a temperature measurement means (113) provided near surface (A) of the preform (105), being capable of directly measuring surface temperature of that part of the preform (105) which is outside the furnace; and a programmable logic controller [PLC] (114) connectable to said temperature measurement means (113), and being capable of controlling and maintaining temperature of that part of the preform (105) which is inside the furnace (101) by continuously controlling and maintaining the power supply to heating (elements 104) of the furnace, wherein the PLC (114) is capable of controlling and maintaining power supply to the heating elements (104) by employing equation (1) till the preform completely just enters the furnace Power supply = (start power) x C + (surface temperature of preform which is outside furnace) x (slope term)...... Eqn. (1) and by employing equation (2) after the preform has completely entered in the furnace Power supply = slope x (( π (d/2) 2 xL r )/ 1000) + C1......Eqn. (2) .
Abstract:
A storage and transportation device for storage and transportation of a material is provided, wherein the device comprises front surface (201) and rear surface (202) capable of being connected with each other through left surface (203) and right surface (204) suitable to form a vertical structure which in-turn is capable of being closed by bottom surface (205) at its bottom end and by top surface (206) at its top end to form a box type structure (200) provided with an inlet (207) towards its top end for supply of a gas to achieve desired environment inside the box structure (200) and an outlet (208) for the release of gas to achieve continuous flow of the gas thereby capable of removing all dust particles/foreign particles and environmental gases from the box structure (200) before storing any material therein, and a filteration means (209) for providing clean air before entry into box structure (200), and a holding - cum - hanging means (210) to hold and hang the material being stored and transported.
Abstract:
A rotary seal (20) capable of joining a stationary member (21) with a rotating member (22) is provided, wherein the rotary seal comprises a body (23) having a central hole (24) therethrough, wherein said central hole (24) has stepwise reducing diameter so as to form two part (25 and 26) central hole (24), wherein front part (25) of said central hole (24) has higher inner diameter and rear part (26) of said central hole (24) has lower inner diameter, wherein said front part (25) forms a seat (27) with said rear part (26) of said central hole (24), wherein said front part (25) of said central hole (24) is capable of accommodating at least one sealing member (28), and said sealing member (28) is made to sit onto said seat (27) by a screwing member (31), which when fixed onto body (23) fits into front part (25) of said central hole (24), and said rear part (26) of said central hole (24) is capable of accommodating connecting member (32) of said stationary member (21). An apparatus comprising the rotary seal (20) is also provided.
Abstract:
A method for producing optical fiber preform capable of producing optical fiber having low and uniform optical attenuation loss along its entire length including the top end portion is provided. The method comprises carrying out simultaneously sintering and collapsing steps by inserting the dehydrated hollow soot porous body with predetermined speed in hot zone of the furnace till its top end reaches the hot zone and is left for a predetermined duration thereafter the preform is uplifted for a predetermined length at a predetermined speed to avoid heat loss in the optical preform and re-inserted in the hot zone of sintering furnace at a predetermined speed and left for predetermined duration to result in formation of the preform having collapsed capillary including at its top end.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a multimode optical fiber having higher bandwidth comprising applying correction factor to obtain desired layerwise alpha refractive index profile thereby resulting in formation of the preform to form an optical fiber having higher bandwidth. The correction factor is determined from difference between ideal layerwise mode delay and actual layerwise mode delay. The process also comprises determining the correction factor from difference between ideal layerwise alpha and actual layerwise alpha.
Abstract:
A dispersion optimized optical fiber for wideband optical transmission is disclosed. The fiber comprises centre core (1), inner cladding (2), ring core (3), outer cladding (4) and outer glass region (5), characterized by inner cladding 2 provided onto outer periphery of the centre core (1), ring core (3) provided onto outer periphery of inner cladding (2), outer cladding (4) provided onto outer periphery of ring core (3), and outer glass region (5) surrounding outer cladding (4), wherein refractive indices of various regions of the fiber are related in a manner that centre core 1 has higher refractive index than that of ring core (3), ring core (3) has higher refractive index than that of outer glas's region (5), outer cladding (4) has equal to or lower refractive index than that of outer glass region (5), and inner cladding (2) has lower refractive index than that of outer cladding region (4), that is the refractive index of various regions of the fiber is related by relationship n 1 > n 3 > n 5 ≥ n4 > n 2 or the relationship Del 1 > DeI 3 > DeI 5 ≥ DeI 4 > DeI 2 .
Abstract translation:公开了一种用于宽带光传输的色散优化光纤。 纤维包括中心芯(1),内包层(2),环芯(3),外包层(4)和外玻璃区域(5),其特征在于设置在中心芯(1)的外周上的内包层2, ,设置在内包层(2)的外周上的环形芯(3),设置在环形芯(3)的外周上的外包层(4)和围绕外包层(4)的外玻璃区域(5),折射率 纤维的各个区域以中心纤芯1的折射率高于环芯(3)的折射率的方式相关联,环芯(3)的折射率比外部玻璃的区域(5),外部包层 4)具有等于或低于外玻璃区域(5)的折射率或更低的折射率,并且内包层(2)的折射率比外包层区域(4)的折射率低,即,纤维的各个区域的折射率 与关系n相关联n i> N 3> n 2>或者关系De 1 i> i> i> i> i> i>
Abstract:
A method for producing an optical fiber preform having a large size soot porous body is provided wherein opposite ends of the rod are heated by heating means to achieve a predetermined temperature which is increased in a controlled manner in a stepwise mode or a gradual mode or a non-linear mode by varying flow rate and/or ratio of oxyhydrogen gases to heating means to achieve a particular temperature and soot porous body of desired diameter. In one embodiment, the predetermined temperature is increased to achieve a particular temperature and an intermediate diameter of soot porous body, wherein the particular temperature is optionally maintained till a soot porous body of a desired diameter is produced which is subjected to sintering process to produce the optical fiber preform having a large size soot porous body.
Abstract:
An improved suspension-cum-holding device for an optical fiber (preform 21) comprising a cylindrical body (22) consisting of a closed top end (23) and open bottom end (24) is disclosed, wherein the closed top end (23) is provided with a securing means (25) capable of securing the suspension-cum-holding device (21) in the furnace, the cylindrical body (22) being provided with an opening (26) towards the closed top end (23), characterized in that the opening (26) extends rearward to form a cylindrical hollow body (27) which is provided with two openings (28 and 29) in its lower surface, wherein the openings (28 and 29) extend downwards respectively to form cylindrical bodies (28a and 29a), wherein the cylindrical body (28a) and cylindrical body (29a) join and merge with each other at a point (30) forming a body (31), wherein the cylindrical body (27) is provided with a ball support means (32) at the interface of cylindrical body (27) and cylindrical body (29a) which is capable of supporting the handle ball (11B) provided on the preform handle (11) of the optical fiber preform (12).