Method of manufacturing silicon optical fiber having a compressive surface layer

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PATENT NO 5102438
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07147333

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In order to eliminate the effect of water attack on silica optical fibres, the fibres are provided with a surface layer of silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride. The method proposed includes direct nitridation. This may be achieved by adding a nitriding atmosphere to the drawing furnace gases, or to the reactive gases (TiCl.sub.4 and SiCl.sub.4) incorporated in the flame of an oxyhydrogen torch for the formation of a compressive silica/titania layer on an optical fibre by a glass soot deposition and sintering process.

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STC PLCLONDON W1N 3AA

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Charlton, Susan J Roanoke, VA 1 1
Newbould, Richard T Harlow, GB2 3 16
Wilson, Stephen J Cambridge, GB2 5 259

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