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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A manufacturing apparatus for an optical fiber porous preform includes a reaction chamber configured to accommodate a starting material; at least one main burner provided in the reaction chamber, the at least one main burner being configured to be supplied with a gas containing at least a source gas and a flammable gas, such that particulates are to be generated from reaction of the source gas and the flammable gas and deposited on the starting material; at least one auxiliary burner configured to be directed toward an end portion of the starting material on which the particulates are to be deposited; and an airflow guide provided such that at least part of the airflow guide is located across the at least one auxiliary burner from the starting material.