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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2019
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Stephen Mitchell Carlton, Rocky Point, NC (US);
John Michael Jewell, Wilmington, NC (US);
Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias, Horseheads, NY (US);
Kochuparambil Deenamma Vargheese, Horseheads, NY (US);
Chunfeng Zhou, Painted Post, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of producing an optical fiber is provided that includes the steps of flowing a first gas into an optical fiber draw furnace. The first gas is passed through a heated section configured to contain and heat a glass source from which the optical fiber is drawn, passing the first gas through a muffle which defines a capture chamber. A portion of the first gas is removed through at least one reclaim port operatively coupled to the capture chamber. A second gas flows into a gas screen at a rate configured to substantially recover a pressure drop associated with removing the portion of the first gas.