METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORMS

摘要

A method and an apparatus for manufacturing an optical fiber preform. The method manufactures the optical fiber preform by depositing soot created through a chemical reaction on an inside wall of a reaction tube. The created soot is charged with a first predetermined charge to adhere soot, which is not deposited on the inside wall of the tube, to an electrified body charged with a second predetermined charge opposite to the first predetermined charge. The electrified body is adapted for movement to transport the unused soot to an exterior of the reaction tube. The electrified body is energized with a charge identical to the first predetermined charge of soot, thereby exhausting soot adhering to the electrified body to an exterior of the reaction tube.