Abstract: A process for producing a porous optical fiber preform by hydrolyzing a gaseous glass forming material with a flame from an oxyhydrogen burner and depositing the resulting soot in a rod form in a muffle furnace is described, wherein the muffle furnace is supplied with a gas other than that from the oxyhydrogen burner, and said gas is maintained at a constant temperature.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 11, 1981
Date of Patent:
November 8, 1983
Assignees:
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation, Sumitono Electric Inds., Ltd.