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An improved method for forming optical fiber preforms by the chemical vapor deposition technique utilizes an elongated burner having an array of burner orifices that forms an elongated silica particle stream having a thickness generally related to the diameter dimensions of a cylindrical preform starter rod. The burner can be formed as an elongated plate having the array of gas ports that produce the desired or silica stream. As a consequence, high initial silica particle deposition rates are obtained compared to prior methods utilizing circular burners, with the high initial deposition rates maintained throughout preform fabrication to result in an increase in preform production rates with an accompanying reduction in costs.
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