System and method for fabricating optical fiber preform and optical fiber

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9212082
APP PUB NO 20140174134A1
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13726906

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A method of manufacturing an optical fiber preform or an optical fiber is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a glass tube and a glass core rod; (b) inserting the glass core rod into the glass tube to form an assembled body; (c) heating the assembled body to cause the glass tube to collapse on and adhere to the glass core rod; and (d) treating an interface gap between the glass core rod and the glass tube during heating of at least a portion of the assembled body. Treating of the interface gap involves: (i) establishing a vacuum pressure in the interface gap, (ii) increasing a pressure of the interface gap by a treatment gas through the interface gap for a predetermined time, and (iii) re-establishing a vacuum pressure in the interface gap after the predetermined time has elapsed.

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HERAEUS QUARTZ NORTH AMERICA LLC100 HERAEUS BOULEVARD BUFORD GA 30518

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Chang, Kai Decatur, US 30 774
Fattal, Georges Levon Suwanee, US 4 7
Ganz, Oliver Bruchkoebel, DE 19 95

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