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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2011
James Henry Faler, Wilmington, NC (US);
Andrey V Filippov, Painted Post, NY (US);
Robert C Moore, Wilmington, NC (US);
Bruce Warren Reding, Wilmington, NC (US);
James Henry Faler, Wilmington, NC (US);
Andrey V Filippov, Painted Post, NY (US);
Robert C Moore, Wilmington, NC (US);
Bruce Warren Reding, Wilmington, NC (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber production system and method are provided for producing optical fiber. An optical fiber is drawn from a preform in a furnace and passes through a treatment device under a reduced pressure in the range of 0.01 to 0.80 atm. The treatment device cools the bare optical fiber as it cools to a temperature in the range of at least 1,600° C. to 1,300° C. A non-contact fiber centering device is located near an exit of the treatment device to provide centering of the optical fiber as it exits the treatment device.