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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry Q. Zeng, Euclid, OH (US);
Victor L. Lou, Schenectady, NY (US);
Frederic F. Ahlgren, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Anil Raj Duggal, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 1/704 ;
Abstract
A silica deposition tube is fused in a deuterium (D ) gas atmosphere and optionally baked in a deuterium (D ) gas atmosphere to substantially reduce the hydrogen content in the tube for decreased fiber attenuation. Alternatively, raw silica material is pre-treated in D gas followed by fusing of the raw silica tube in a D gas environment.