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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Matthew Ryan Drake, Painted Post, NY (US);
Richard Michael Fiacco, Corning, NY (US);
Sushmit Sunil Kumar Goyal, Painted Post, NY (US);
Brian Lee Harper, Painted Post, NY (US);
Ming-Jun Li, Horseheads, NY (US);
Matthew John Rice, Bath, NY (US);
Matthew Artus Tuggle, Corning, NY (US);
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to various embodiments of methods for making an optical fiber. The methods may include drawing an optical fiber from a hollow-core preform. The hollow-core preform may include an annular support structure with an inner surface defining an interior cavity. The interior cavity may include a tube in direct contact with the inner surface of the annular support structure. The tube may include a wall defining an internal opening, the internal opening having a sealed end. The drawing may include regulating a pressure of the internal cavity to a predetermined pressure.