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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2007
Andrey V Filippov, Painted Post, NY (US);
Hazel B Matthews, Iii, Wilmington, NC (US);
Bruce Warren Reding, Wilmington, NC (US);
Bradley K Shepard, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Andrew Tucker, Wilmington, NC (US);
Andrey V Filippov, Painted Post, NY (US);
Hazel B Matthews, III, Wilmington, NC (US);
Bruce Warren Reding, Wilmington, NC (US);
Bradley K Shepard, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Andrew Tucker, Wilmington, NC (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for forming an optical fiber includes drawing the optical fiber from a glass supply and treating the fiber by maintaining the optical fiber in a treatment zone wherein the fiber is cooled at a specified cooling rate. The optical fiber treatment reduces the tendency of the optical fiber to increase in attenuation due to Rayleigh scattering, and/or over time following formation of the optical fiber due to heat aging. Methods for producing optical fibers along nonlinear paths incorporating fluid bearings are also provided thereby allowing for increased vertical space for the fiber treatment zone.