The content of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is a kind of advanced technology of invention, technological flexibility is high, properties of product are excellent, cost advantage is obvious
Process, you can once property completion prepares surrounding layer so as to prepare high-purity, low hydroxyl on a process unit
Preform, it can be also done directly by adjusting process parameter on same process unit without prefabricated rods preparation process
Fiber draw process, obtain a diameter of 124 μm~125 μm of bare fibre.
A kind of preform provided by the invention prepares and the method for drawing optical fibers, as shown in figure 1, including following step
Suddenly:
(1) electric heating furnace device is used as thermal source, is configured in high purity quartz tubular container and is included core SiO2It is glass
Rod, welding are put into quartz ampoule and keep coaxially, installing at top with quartz sand vertically being fixed after rod by assembling
The refractory seal device of material mouth and vacuum orifice, quartz sand feed opening is closed, is evacuated to 4~9mbar.
(2) quartz sand blanking device is opened, by the glass sand material of more than 99.999% purity of the mesh of 100 mesh~300
Predetermined altitude 200-400mm in foregoing quartzy tubular container is inserted, predetermined altitude determines according to prefabricated rods specification and technological parameter, opens
Beginning heating is founded, and glass melting temperature is that the temperature of quartzy tube outer surface is 1100 DEG C~2200 DEG C, and vacuum is 30~200mbar,
Kept for 2~4 hours, quartz material in container is reached the state melted completely.
(3) start to draw prefabricated rods, be passed through nitrogen protective gas and keep the temperature at 1720 DEG C~2000 DEG C, opening stove
Mouth under body, the vitreum melted is clamped with draw-gear, it is 10~20mm/min to control hauling speed, is drawn out in the bag
SiO containing core2It is that the periphery of glass bar has SiO2The preform of covering.
In above-mentioned steps (1), quartz sand material is alternatively the quartz sand mixing of the elements such as concentration 200-2000ppm doping F or B
Material, heating furnace device is using sensing medium, high frequency stove or resistance furnace, core SiO2It is that glass bar is adulterated using a variety of different interlayers
Structure design.
In above-mentioned steps (2), quartz sand charging uses automation control system, with quartz sand surface height in container
Constantly decline, the meeting auto feed of quartz sand charging system makes quartz sand charge level stop charging after reaching initial setting up height, so
Repeatedly until adding precalculated quartz material.
In above-mentioned steps (3), drawing process parameter is also can adjust, pulls straight out fiber products, wherein temperature is 2000 DEG C
~2200 DEG C, 1300~1700m/min of hauling speed, and the data feedback by calibrating instrument is finely adjusted, to ensure naked light
Fine diameter control is at 124 μm~122 μm.
Technological parameter in above steps is all by engineer testing many times and properties of product Comprehensive Correlation and is divided
What analysis was summarized and obtained, various process parameters must be strictly controlled in actual mechanical process, just quartz powder materials can be made to reach preferable
Melting quality, and then the performance indications such as prefabricated rods and fibre-optic waveguide structure, physical dimension, outward appearance for ensureing to draw out reach standard
It is required that if control is bad or unstable, the defects of inevitably resulting in properties of product, or even as waste product.
The present invention use a process unit, disposable to complete preparation prefabricated rods surrounding layer so as to prepare high-purity, low
The preform of hydroxyl, and can be done directly fiber draw process by adjusting process parameter on same process unit, be
A kind of advanced technology, technological flexibility are high, properties of product are excellent, cost advantage obviously process.Specifically, originally
Prepared by the preform of invention and the process of drawing optical fibers has following advantages:
1. same process unit realizes prefabricated rods preparation and two kinds of functions of drawing optical fibers, integrated technology is advanced, technique spirit
It is active high, while the consumption of the energy and raw material is reduced, farthest reduce comprehensive production cost;
2. glass melting temperature be the temperature control of quartzy tube outer surface at 1800 DEG C~2500 DEG C, vacuum is 30~
200mbar, quartz powder materials Task-size Controlling scope are the mesh of 100 mesh~300, can abundant fused quartz raw material, make made from it is prefabricated
Rod and fiber products do not have bubble substantially;
3. being founded in closed quartz ampoule, pollution of the external environment to quartz material, prepared prefabricated rods outsourcing are avoided
Layer purity is high, meets requirement prepared by optical fiber;
4. using induction furnace or resistance furnace apparatus, the quartz glass founded has the characteristics of low hydroxyl for thermal source, without de-
Hydroxyl directly reaches 4ppm~10ppm LWPF standard.
The optical fiber prefabricating rod product and drawing optical fibers product technology of preparing of the present invention is a kind of advanced technology, technological flexibility
It is high, properties of product are excellent, the obvious process of cost advantage, the preform and drawing optical fibers product of production have high-purity
Degree, the performance characteristics of low hydroxyl, it can be applied to preform manufacture and drawing optical fibers high-tech sector.The predispersed fiber of the present invention
Rod processed prepares and the Integrated comparative situation of the process of drawing optical fibers and main flow OVD and VAD technology, is shown in Table 1.
The Comprehensive Correlation table of the inventive method of table 1 and main flow OVD and VAD technology
Embodiment:
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings 1, the embodiment of the present invention is more fully described.
The present invention is prepared prefabricated rods using same process unit and two kinds of functions of drawing optical fibers are integrated in one.
High purity quartz is put into as shown in figure 1, plug 5 is welded and assembles fixation by device for positioning and securing 3 after a rod vertically
In pipe 4 and keep coaxial, installed at the top of quartz ampoule and carry quartz sand tremie pipe 10 and vacuum lead 2, tremie pipe is with placing
Blanking machine 11 in the pressure chamber 12 such as closed is connected, and vacuum suction pipeline is connected with vacuum pump set 1, starts automatically controlling for blanking machine
Blanking system, glass sand 6 is added in quartz ampoule, opens vacuum pump set, to quartz ampoule inside and etc. pressure chamber take out it is true
Sky, and the pressure chamber such as guarantee, with isobaric inside quartz ampoule, the heating system for connecting electric smelting furnace apparatus 7 starts to found, and nitrogen is passed through in stove
Gas or other protective gas, certain temperature, vacuum are kept, quartz material in container is reached the state melted completely.With
Draw-gear 9 clamps the vitreum melted, and preform or optical fiber 8 are drawn out by adjusting hauling speed.
Example 1:Electric heating furnace device is used as thermal source, is configured in quartz ampoule and includes core SiO2It is glass bar (section
Structure such as Fig. 2,1a1- multimode sandwich layer, n1The refractive index of-multimode sandwich layer, 1b1- multi-mode optical covering, n2- multi-mode optical bag
The refractive index of layer), length 1000mm, diameter 50mm, welding is fixed being put into quartz ampoule and keep vertically by assembling after rod
Coaxially, quartz ampoule height 1200mm, diameter 120mm, wall thickness 5mm, install with quartz sand feed opening and vacuumize at top
The refractory seal device of mouth, quartz sand feed opening is closed, is evacuated to 4mbar.
Start quartz sand automatic blanking system, the quartz sand material of more than 99.999% purity of the mesh of 100 mesh~300 is inserted
Predetermined altitude 200mm in foregoing quartzy tubular container, begins to warm up and founds, and glass melting temperature is that the temperature of quartzy tube outer surface is 1800
DEG C, vacuum 30mbar, kept for 2 hours, quartz material in container is reached the state melted completely.
Start to draw prefabricated rods, be passed through nitrogen protective gas and in-furnace temperature is maintained at 1720 DEG C, open mouth under body of heater,
Clamp the vitreum melted with draw-gear, while automatic blanking device continues to quartz sand charge level in preset height,
Terminate until drawing, it is 50mm/min to control hauling speed, draws out and includes core SiO at this2It is that the periphery of glass bar has
SiO2The preform of covering.
The length of described optical fiber prefabricating rod product is 970mm, a diameter of 90mm.Hydroxy radical content 13ppm, outward appearance is without gas
Bubble, gas line, have preferable combination property, are drawn available for multimode fibre.
Example 2:Heating furnace device is used as thermal source, is configured in quartzy tubular container and includes core SiO2It is that glass bar (is cut
Face structure such as Fig. 3,1a2- single mode sandwich layer, n1The refractive index of-single mode sandwich layer, 1b2- single-mode optical covering, n2- single-mode optical
The refractive index of covering), length 1500mm, diameter 40mm, welding is fixed being put into quartz ampoule and protect vertically by assembling after rod
Coaxial, quartz ampoule height 1700mm, diameter 210mm, wall thickness 5mm are held, installs with quartz sand feed opening and takes out true at top
The refractory seal device eated dishes without rice or wine, quartz sand feed opening is closed, is evacuated to 9mbar.
Start quartz sand automatic blanking system, the quartz sand material of more than 99.999% purity of the mesh of 100 mesh~300 is inserted
Predetermined altitude 400mm in foregoing quartzy tubular container, begins to warm up and founds, and glass melting temperature is that the temperature of quartzy tube outer surface is 1850
DEG C, vacuum 50mbar, kept for 3.5 hours, quartz material in container is reached the state melted completely.
Start to draw prefabricated rods, be passed through nitrogen protective gas and keep the temperature at 1120 DEG C, open mouth under body of heater, with leading
Leading-in device clamps the vitreum melted, while automatic blanking device continues to quartz sand charge level in preset height, until
Drawing terminates, and it is 10mm/min to control hauling speed, draws out and includes core SiO at this2It is that the periphery of glass bar has SiO2Bag
The preform of layer.
The length of described optical fiber prefabricating rod product is 1500mm, a diameter of 150mm.Hydroxy radical content 4ppm, outward appearance is without gas
Bubble, gas line, have preferable combination property, are drawn available for single-mode fiber.
Example 3:Heating furnace device is used as thermal source, core SiO is configured in quartzy tubular container2Glass bar (cross section structure
Such as Fig. 4,1a3- pure SiO2Sandwich layer, n1- pure SiO2The refractive index of sandwich layer, 1b3- doping F SiO2Optics covering, n2- doping F
SiO2The refractive index of optics covering), length 1500mm, diameter 10mm, welding after rod by assembling fix be put into stone vertically
In English pipe and keep coaxial, quartz ampoule height 700mm, diameter 170mm, wall thickness 5mm, installed at top with quartz sand blanking
The high temperature resistant vacuum stopper of mouth and vacuum orifice, quartz sand feed opening is closed, is evacuated to 7mbar.
Start quartz sand automatic blanking system, the doping F element quartz sand compounds of the mesh of 100 mesh -300 are inserted into foregoing stone
Predetermined altitude 300mm, begins to warm up and founds in English tubular container, and glass melting temperature is that the temperature of quartzy tube outer surface is 2500 DEG C, very
Reciprocal of duty cycle is 80mbar, is kept for 3 hours, quartz material in container is reached the state melted completely.
Start to draw prefabricated rods, be passed through nitrogen protective gas and keep the temperature at 2000 DEG C, open mouth under body of heater, with leading
Leading-in device clamps the vitreum melted, while automatic blanking device continues to quartz sand charge level in preset height, until
Drawing terminates, and it is 20mm/min to control hauling speed, draws out and includes core SiO at this2Be glass bar periphery have doping F
Elements Si O2The preform of covering.
The length of described optical fiber prefabricating rod product is 1470mm, a diameter of 122mm.Hydroxy radical content 4ppm, outward appearance is without gas
Bubble, gas line, have preferable combination property.
Example 4::Heating furnace device is used as thermal source, is configured in quartz ampoule and includes core SiO2It is that glass bar (is tied in section
Structure such as Fig. 2,1a1- multimode sandwich layer, n1The refractive index of-multimode sandwich layer, 1b1- multi-mode optical covering, n2- multi-mode optical covering
Refractive index), length 1000mm, diameter 50mm, welding fixed being put into quartz ampoule by assembling after rod and keep same vertically
Axle, quartz ampoule height 1200mm, diameter 120mm, wall thickness 5mm, is installed with quartz sand feed opening and vacuum orifice at top
Refractory seal device, close quartz sand feed opening, be evacuated to 5mbar.
Start quartz sand automatic blanking system, the quartz sand material of more than 99.999% purity of the mesh of 100 mesh~300 is inserted
Predetermined altitude 200mm in foregoing quartzy tubular container, begins to warm up and founds, and glass melting temperature is that the temperature of quartzy tube outer surface is 2000
DEG C, vacuum 100mbar, kept for 3.7 hours, quartz material in container is reached the state melted completely.
Start drawing optical fiber, be passed through nitrogen protective gas and keep the temperature at 1900 DEG C, mouth under body of heater is opened, with traction
Device clamps the vitreum melted, while automatic blanking device continues to quartz sand charge level in preset height, Zhi Daola
System terminates, and it is 1300m/min to control hauling speed, draws out 124.5 μm of fibre diameter.Gained optical fiber is in 1530- after tested
Loss is 0.197db/km at 1565nm wave-length coverages, meets the requirement of multimode fibre standard.
Example 5:Heating furnace device is used as thermal source, is configured in quartzy tubular container and includes core SiO2It is that glass bar (is cut
Face structure such as Fig. 3,1a2- single mode sandwich layer, n1The refractive index of-single mode sandwich layer, 1b2- single-mode optical covering, n2- single-mode optical
The refractive index of covering), length 1500mm, diameter 40mm, welding is fixed being put into quartz ampoule and protect vertically by assembling after rod
Coaxial, quartz ampoule height 1700mm, diameter 210mm, wall thickness 5mm are held, installs with quartz sand feed opening and takes out true at top
The high temperature resistant vacuum stopper eated dishes without rice or wine, quartz sand feed opening is closed, is evacuated to 7mbar.
Start quartz sand automatic blanking system, the quartz sand material of more than 99.999% purity of the mesh of 100 mesh -300 is inserted
Predetermined altitude 400mm in foregoing quartzy tubular container, begins to warm up and founds, and glass melting temperature is that the temperature of quartzy tube outer surface is 1850
DEG C, vacuum 90mbar, kept for 4 hours, quartz material in container is reached the state melted completely.
Start drawing optical fiber, be passed through nitrogen protective gas and keep the temperature at 2000 DEG C, mouth under body of heater is opened, with traction
Device clamps the vitreum melted, while automatic blanking device continues to quartz sand charge level in preset height, Zhi Daola
System terminates, and it is 1700m/min to control hauling speed, draws out 125 μm of fibre diameter.Gained optical fiber is in 1310nm wavelength after tested
Loss is 0.33db/km at scope, and loss is 0.187db/km at 1550nm wave-length coverages, meets that single-mode fiber standard will
Ask.
Example 6:Heating furnace device is used as thermal source, core high-purity sio2 glass bar (section is configured in quartzy tubular container
Structure such as Fig. 4,1a3- pure SiO2Sandwich layer, n1- pure SiO2The refractive index of sandwich layer, 1b3The SiO of-doping B element2Optics covering,
n2The SiO of-doping B element2The refractive index of optics covering), length 500mm, diameter 10mm, weld and fixed assembling is passed through after rod
It is vertical to be put into quartz ampoule and keep coaxial, quartz ampoule height 700mm, diameter 170mm, wall thickness 5mm, install and carry at top
The high temperature resistant vacuum stopper of quartz sand feed opening and vacuum orifice, quartz sand feed opening is closed, is evacuated to 6mbar.
Start quartz sand automatic blanking system, the concentration 200-2000ppm of the mesh of 100 mesh -300 is adulterated into F or the stone of B element
Sand compound inserts predetermined altitude 300mm in foregoing quartzy tubular container, begins to warm up and founds, and glass melting temperature is quartz ampoule appearance
The temperature in face is 1750 DEG C, vacuum 70mbar, is kept for 3.6 hours, quartz material in container is reached the state melted completely.
Start drawing optical fiber, be passed through nitrogen protective gas and keep the temperature at 2200 DEG C, mouth under body of heater is opened, with traction
Device clamps the vitreum melted, while automatic blanking device continues to quartz sand charge level in preset height, Zhi Daola
System terminates, and it is 1600m/min to control hauling speed, draws out 124 μm of fibre diameter.Gained optical fiber is in 1310nm wavelength after tested
Loss is 0.313db/km at scope, and loss is 0.179db/km at 1550nm wave-length coverages, meets that single-mode fiber standard will
Ask.
The present invention is not limited to above-described embodiment.Such as used include core SiO2It is the rod of glass, though in instances
The design of a few interlayer doped structure is only listed, but actually the scope of application is very wide, it is various to be designed through overdoping and refractive index
Prepared by for the plug of multimode or single mode all can with the present invention method carry out pure SiO2Or doping concentration is 200-
The preparation of the quartz sand compound surrounding layer of the elements such as 2000ppm F or B, so as to prepare preform or directly draw out
Optical fiber.In addition, according to mandrel structure and the difference of diameter or the difference of drawing optical fiber preform diameter, to quartzy pipe size, stove
The parameters such as temperature, vacuum, draw rate strictly control and adjust, so as to obtain the higher prefabricated rods of yield rate and optical fiber production
Product.Temperature parameter in technique can be measured by infrared ray sensor etc., and the diameter of prefabricated rods and optical fiber, which can use, to swash
Device etc. is measured after measured outside light.