Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Basic additives for silica soot compacts and methods for forming optical quality glass
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Application No.: US15824241Application Date: 2017-11-28
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Publication No.: US11111172B2Publication Date: 2021-09-07
- Inventor: Steven Bruce Dawes , Lisa Ann Hogue , Kenneth Edward Hrdina , Srinivas Vemury
- Applicant: Corning Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US NY Corning
- Assignee: Corning Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Corning Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Corning
- Agent Amy T. Lang
- Main IPC: C03C3/06
- IPC: C03C3/06 ; C03B37/018 ; C03B19/06 ; C03B37/012
Abstract:
A method for forming an optical quality glass is provided. The method includes contacting silica soot particles with a basic additive, forming a silica soot compact, and removing the basic additive from the silica soot compact. A method of forming a cladding portion of an optical fiber preform is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180148366A1 BASIC ADDITIVES FOR SILICA SOOT COMPACTS AND METHODS FOR FORMING OPTICAL QUALITY GLASS Public/Granted day:2018-05-31
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