Electric lamp or space discharge component or device manufacturi – Process – Electrode making
Patent
1997-08-08
2000-05-23
Patel, Nimeshkumar D.
Electric lamp or space discharge component or device manufacturi
Process
Electrode making
313103CM, 313105CM, H01J 912
Patent
active
060660201
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed a three draw technique for drawing optical fibers into various cross-sectional shapes. The process employs a glass tube and rod which are fed into a heated furnace. The viscosity of the glass decreases and the glass flows. The glass is pulled or drawn out of the furnace at a different rate than it is fed into the furnace. The resultant drawn fibers are stacked and the process is repeated two more times. By employing three drawing steps one can achieve extremely small fiber faces. The final draw step uses a hexagonal cross-section preform and fibers. From the first drawn fibers three geometrical shapes can be assembled and finally drawn into hexagonal shapes with round fibers which are triangles, rhombohedrials and half hex or trapezoidal shapes. These shapes maintain the hexagonal closely packed space providing the highest density per cross-section. With this high density there is less glass flowing to fill voids thereby reducing distortion within the fabricated MCP. The final reduction ratio of the starting material to the finished device is the product of each reduction ratio of the individual draw steps.
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Devoe Nelson Christopher
Mabry Thomas Theodore
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Inc.
Patel Nimeshkumar D.
Smith Michael J.
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