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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven Bruce Dawes, Corning, NY (US);
Lisa Ann Hogue, Corning, NY (US);
Kenneth Edward Hrdina, Horseheads, NY (US);
Srinivas Vemury, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 3/06 (2006.01); C03B 19/06 (2006.01); C03B 37/012 (2006.01); C03B 37/018 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 3/06 (2013.01); C03B 19/066 (2013.01); C03B 37/018 (2013.01); C03B 37/01282 (2013.01); Y02P 40/57 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method for forming an optical quality glass is provided. The method includes contacting silica soot particles with a basic additive, forming a silica soot compact, and removing the basic additive from the silica soot compact. A method of forming a cladding portion of an optical fiber preform is also provided.