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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65-311 ; 65-2 ; 65 63 ; 350 9634 ; 427163 ;
Abstract
A process is disclosed for producing an infrared light transmitting optical fiber by drawing a rod of single crystal or polycrystalline metal halide into a fiber through a die; also disclosed is a process for producing an infrared light transmitting optical fiber of step-index type by forming around a single crystal or polycrystalline fiber core, an intimate cladding crystal layer having a lower refractive index than the core by working in the temperature range that does not cause recrystallization of the core or cladding during working.