Method of making an optical fiber containing an alkali metal in the core

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PATENT NO 9932265
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15351782

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There is provided a method for producing a low-loss alkali metal-doped silica core optical fiber having excellent hydrogen resistance. The method for producing the optical fiber according to the present invention includes a drawing step of drawing an optical fiber preform in a drawing furnace to produce a silica glass-based optical fiber including a core region containing an alkali metal with an average concentration of 0.5 atomic ppm or more and a cladding region that surrounds the core region and a heating step of heating the optical fiber in a heating furnace through which the optical fiber drawn from the drawing furnace passes.

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SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTDOSAKA CITY OSAKA OF JAPAN OSAKA-SHI OSAKA

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Haruna, Tetsuya Yokohama, JP 58 329
Hirano, Masaaki Yokohama, JP 133 963
Nakanishi, Tetsuya Yokohama, JP 160 1141
Tamura, Yoshiaki Yokohama, JP 72 357

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