发明名称 |
OPTICAL FIBERS AND PREFORMS WITH ONE STEP FLUORINE TRENCH AND OVERCLAD AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME |
摘要 |
A method is provided that includes: forming a low-index trench region with a first density; forming an inner barrier layer comprising silica around the trench region at a second density greater than the first density; depositing silica-based soot around the first barrier layer to form an overclad region at a third density less than the second density; inserting a core cane into a trench-overclad structure; forming an outer barrier layer comprising silica in an outer portion of the overclad region at a fourth density greater than the third density; flowing a down dopant-containing gas through the trench-overclad structure to dope the trench region with the down dopant, and wherein the barrier layers mitigate diffusion of the down-dopant into the overclad region; and consolidating the trench-overclad and the core cane. |
申请公布号 |
US2016075591(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.03.17 |
申请号 |
US201514852686 |
申请日期 |
2015.09.14 |
申请人 |
Corning Incorporated |
发明人 |
Bookbinder Dana Craig;Li Ming-Jun;Stone Jeffery Scott;Tandon Pushkar |
分类号 |
C03B37/014;C03B37/027;G02B6/036;C03B37/012 |
主分类号 |
C03B37/014 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for forming an optical fiber preform, comprising:
depositing silica-based soot on a bait rod to form a low-index trench region, wherein the silica-based soot is deposited such that the trench region has a first density; forming an inner barrier layer comprising silica around the trench region, wherein the inner barrier layer has a second density greater than the first density; depositing silica-based soot around the first barrier layer to form an overclad region of the optical fiber preform at a third density, wherein the second density is greater than the third density; removing the bait rod from a central channel of a trench-overclad structure that comprises the trench region, the inner barrier layer and the overclad region; inserting a core cane into the central channel of the trench-overclad structure after the step for removing the bait rod; forming an outer barrier layer comprising silica in an outer portion of the overclad region, wherein the outer barrier layer has a fourth density greater than the third density; flowing a down dopant-containing gas through the central channel of the trench-overclad structure after the step for inserting the core cane, wherein the trench-overclad structure is sufficiently heated to dope the trench region with the down dopant, and further wherein the barrier layers mitigate diffusion of the down dopant into the overclad region; and consolidating the trench-overclad structure and the core cane after the step for inserting the core cane into the optical fiber preform. |
地址 |
Corning NY US |