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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ivan Pawlenko, Holland, PA (US);
Peter Michael Mueller, Suwanee, GA (US);
Assignee:
Fitel USA Corp., Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 3/7018 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 3/7018 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, a preform from which fiber optics are drawn is fabricated by supplying reactants and gas vapors to the preform and by using two opposing forces to control the movement of a heat source supplying heat to the preform. The two forces function to reduce any hesitation or backlash in the movement of the heat source along predetermined portions of the preform to enable uniform layers to be formed within the preform.