METHOD OF FORMING A MULTICORE PREFORM AND FIBER

Abstract: a method of forming a multicore fiber comprises the steps of drilling a plurality of holes in a soot blank, inserting a plurality of graphite rods into the plurality of holes to form a soot preform assembly, consolidating the soot preform assembly in a high temperature furnace to form a glass preform assembly, removing the plurality of graphite rods from the glass preform assembly to form a solid glass preform containing multiple holes, inserting a plurality of glass core canes into the holes to form a multicore preform, placing the multicore preform in a draw furnace, and drawing multicore fiber from the multicore preform.

Inventor(s): Ming-Jun Li, Jeffery Scott Stone

CPC Classification: C03B37/01222 (MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES)

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