DocumentCode
1127673
Title
Cooling and bubble-free coating of optical fibers at a high drawing rate
Author
Jochem, C.M.G. ; Van Der Ligt, J. W C
Author_Institution
Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Volume
4
Issue
7
fYear
1986
fDate
7/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
739
Lastpage
742
Abstract
For economic reasons, the drawing rate of optical fibers should be as high as possible. However, a high drawing rate introduces problems with respect to on-line coating of the fiber such as insufficient cooling down of the fiber before coating and application of an absolutely bubble-free concentric coating layer. A cooling device and a force-feed coating applicator are described that enable proper coating of fibers at speeds of at least 700 m/min using a short drawing tower.
Keywords
Optical fiber protective covering; Optical fiber thermal factors; Applicators; Coatings; Cooling; Furnaces; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Poles and towers; Temperature; Water heating;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1986.1074784
Filename
1074784
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