RF plasma optical fiber annealing apparatuses, systems, and methods of using the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11753327
APP PUB NO 20200399163A1
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16903781

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Methods, apparatuses and systems of manufacturing an optical fiber are disclosed herein. The methods may include heating an optical preform in a draw furnace, drawing an optical fiber from the optical preform, cooling the optical fiber with a slow cooling device, and annealing the optical fiber by passing the optical fiber through an RF plasma heating apparatus.

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CORNING INCORPORATEDSP-TI-03-1 CORNING NY 14831

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Boughton, Daniel Robert Naples, US 29 150
Hrdina, Kenneth Edward Horseheads, US 53 415
Kramel, Stefan Wolfgang Ithaca, US 8 3
Thomas, Christopher Scott Horseheads, US 22 99

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