Glass manufacturing – Processes – Forming product or preform from molten glass
Patent
1976-04-14
1977-09-06
Bashore, S. Leon
Glass manufacturing
Processes
Forming product or preform from molten glass
65 3A, 65 13, 65 23, 65 17, 65 36, 65108, 65110, 350 96WG, 65DIG7, C03B 3700, C03B 2304, C03B 2320, C03B 2100
Patent
active
040465373
ABSTRACT:
A method for the production of single-material optical fibers having a light conducting core supported within a protective sleeve by at least one extremely thin support component characterized by providing a blank having a core and at least one support component disposed within a protective sleeve, heating the blank to a drawing temperature, drawing the blank into a form of an optical fiber and either during the drawing or subsequent thereto, transversely stretching the support component to reduce the ratios of the thickness of the support component to its transverse width and to the thickness of the core of the fiber. In one embodiment of the invention, subsequent to the drawing, a fluid such as a gas under excessive pressure is applied internally to the protective sleeve to expand and inflate the sleeve to transversely stretch the support component. In a second embodiment of the invention, a transverse stretching of the support component is accomplished by asymmetric radial deformation of a circular or noncircular fiber or blank.
REFERENCES:
patent: RE28664 (1975-12-01), Miller
patent: 1806507 (1931-05-01), Smalley
patent: 1926552 (1933-09-01), Morgan
patent: 2706366 (1955-04-01), Best
patent: 2822501 (1958-02-01), Poulter
patent: 3622291 (1971-11-01), Fleck et al.
patent: 3646472 (1972-02-01), Cooper et al.
patent: 3677730 (1972-07-01), Deradoorian et al.
patent: 3712705 (1973-01-01), Marcatilli
patent: 3805735 (1974-04-01), Reuschel et al.
patent: 3844752 (1974-10-01), Kaiser
patent: 3901674 (1975-08-01), Strack et al.
patent: 3902879 (1975-09-01), Siegmund
patent: 3950073 (1976-04-01), Horiguchi et al.
Bell Systems Technical Journal pp. 1021 to 1039 - Single Material Optical Fibers.
Auracher Franz
Deserno Ulrich
Bashore S. Leon
Miga Frank W.
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
LandOfFree
Method for the production of one-material 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 Method for the production of one-material optical fibers, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method for the production of one-material optical fibers will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2160691