Reactor for coating optical fibers

Details Reactor for coating optical fibers Reactor for coating optical fibers

1991-01-15

1992-10-06

Lindsay, Robert L.

Glass manufacturing

Processes

Forming product or preform from molten glass

65 12, 65 13, 65 606, 118 501, 118718, 118725, 385128, C03C 2502

Patent

active

051528177

ABSTRACT:
The invention concerns a method and apparatus for producing a carbon coated optical fiber. An optical fiber is drawn through a reactor tube. Reactant gas is flowed into the tube and onto the fiber where it reacts to form a carbon coating on the fiber. The reactant gas and reaction products are flowed in the direction of movement of the fiber and out of an end of the tube and into a receiving chamber having a diameter larger than that of the reaction tube. The reactant gas continues to react as it flows through the tube and after it exits the tube. At least some of the reaction product deposit on the surface of the receiving chamber where it has no adverse effect on the draw process.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4183621 (1980-01-01), Kao et al.
patent: 4402993 (1983-09-01), Aisenberg et al.
patent: 4512629 (1985-04-01), Hanson et al.
patent: 4518628 (1985-05-01), Biswas et al.
patent: 4592932 (1986-06-01), Biswas et al.
patent: 4659354 (1987-04-01), Roba
patent: 4735856 (1988-04-01), Schultz et al.
patent: 4755577 (1988-07-01), Suzuki
patent: 4863576 (1989-09-01), Collins et al.
patent: 4863760 (1989-09-01), Schante et al.
patent: 4874222 (1989-10-01), Vacha et al.
Lu et al., Hermetically Coated Optical Fibers, International Wire and Cable Symposium, 1987, pp. 241-244.
Huff et al., Amorphous Carbon Hermetically Coated Optical Fibers, OFL 1988, Bell Laboratories, p. TUG2.
Lu et al. Recent Developments in Hermetically Coated Optical Fiber, Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 6, No. 2, Feb. 1988, pp. 240-244.
Lemaire et al., Hydrogen Permeation in Optical Fibres with Hermetic Carbon Coatings, Electronics Letters, vol. 24, No. 21, Oct. 1988 pp. 1323-1324.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Reactor for coating optical fibers does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Reactor for coating optical fibers, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Reactor for coating optical fibers will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1186580