Apparatus for fabricating holey optical fiber

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2003-07-15

2008-01-22

Lopez, Carlos (Department: 1731)

Glass manufacturing

Fiber making apparatus

With measuring, controlling, sensing, timing, inspecting,...

C065S533000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07320232

ABSTRACT:
There is provided an apparatus and method for fabricating a holey optical fiber. An optical fiber with air holes of a predetermined size and shape along the length of the optical fiber is drawn by supplying nitrogen gas into air holes through one end of a holey optical fiber preform while heating the other end of the preform.

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