• DocumentCode
    1134201
  • Title

    Characterization of the preform stretching process

  • Author

    Smithgall, David H. ; Frazee, Ralph E., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    12/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1755
  • Lastpage
    1762
  • Abstract
    A method of directly measuring the neck diameter profile of a glass boule while it is stretched on a lathe is described. Disturbances to the neck profile Can be detected and controlled.
  • Keywords
    Optical fiber materials/fabrication; Delay effects; Equations; Glass; Helium; Neck; Optical fiber devices; Preforms; Silicon compounds; Tail; Velocity measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.1987.1075477
  • Filename
    1075477