CN203849452U - Polyimide-coated optical fiber - Google Patents

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CN203849452U
CN203849452U CN201420230078.8U CN201420230078U CN203849452U CN 203849452 U CN203849452 U CN 203849452U CN 201420230078 U CN201420230078 U CN 201420230078U CN 203849452 U CN203849452 U CN 203849452U
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郭浩林
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The utility model relates to the technical field of optical fiber manufacturing, and particularly relates to a polyimide-coated optical fiber. The polyimide-coated optical fiber comprises a bare optical fiber with the diameter of 80 to 660 microns and a coating which coats the bare optical fiber. The bare optical fiber is composed of a quartz core layer and a quartz cladding which surrounds the quartz core layer. A polyimide coating with the unilateral thickness of 10 to 25um coats the quartz cladding. According to the utility model, a polyimide material is used to coat the surface of the bare optical fiber; compared with a conventional coating optical fiber, the polyimide-coated optical fiber has the characteristics of high temperature resistance, aging resistance, radiation resistance, stability, durability and the like; the optical fiber can be used for a long time in a high temperature and harsh environment; the diameter of the coating can be accurately controlled; the diameter deviation is +/-3 microns; and the concentricity of the coating and an optical fiber cladding is less than or equal to 5.

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A kind of polyimide coated optical fiber
Technical field
The utility model relates to optic fibre manufacturing technology field, is specifically related to a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber.
Background technology
Along with the development of optical fiber technology, the application of optical fiber has extended to the fields such as laser energy transmission, sensing technology, and range of application has also extended to various high-temperature severe environments.Optical fiber transmits material as information, and its sandwich layer and covering are mainly made up of quartz, and the outer coating one deck coat of covering plays the effect of protection optical fiber.Ordinary optic fibre adopts ultra-violet curing acryl resin as coating, and its serviceability temperature is-60 DEG C-85 DEG C.If worked under the environment higher than 85 DEG C for a long time; can there is heat ageing in general ultraviolet solidified coating; particularly under the environment that has O2 to exist, can there is thermo-oxidative ageing; accelerate the fracture process of coating macromolecular chain; thereby make coating make the effect of its protection optical fiber, cannot stop hydrone to invade optical fiber, accelerate the fatigue process of optical fiber; make the expansion of optical fiber surface micro-crack, cause optical fiber to lose efficacy.
Utility model content
For the deficiency existing in prior art, the utility model provides a kind of high temperature resistant, ageing-resistant, radiation hardness, stablizes polyimide coated optical fiber durable, that can use for a long time under high temperature rugged environment.
To achieve these goals, the utility model is to realize by the following technical solutions:
A kind of polyimide coated optical fiber, comprise that diameter is the bare fibre of 80-660um and is coated in the coating outside bare fibre, bare fibre described in it is made up of quartzy sandwich layer and the quartzy covering that is looped around outside quartzy sandwich layer, and described quartzy covering is outer applies the polyimide coating that monolateral thickness is 10-25um.
Above-mentioned a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber, when the bare fibre quartz cladding diameter described in it is 80-300um, the monolateral thickness of polyimide coating is 10-15um.
Above-mentioned a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber, when the bare fibre quartz cladding diameter described in it is 300-660um, the monolateral thickness of polyimide coating is 15-25um.
Above-mentioned a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber, bare fibre core bag described in it is than being 1:1.1, and quartzy cladding diameter is while being 220-660um, and the monolateral thickness of polyimide coating is 15-25um.
Above-mentioned a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber, the density of the polyimide coating described in it is 1.38-1.43g/cm3.
Above-mentioned a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber, the glass transition temperature of the polyimide coating described in it is equal to or higher than 350 DEG C.
Above-mentioned a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber, the pulling strengrth of the polyimide coating described in it is equal to or greater than 150MPa.
Beneficial effect:
Polyimide material is coated in bare fibre surface by the utility model, compared with conventional coated optical fiber, has high temperature resistant, ageing-resistant, radiation hardness, stablizes the features such as durable, and optical fiber can be used for a long time under high temperature rugged environment.The utility model can accurately be controlled coating diameter, and diameter deviation is ± 3 μ m, concentricity≤5 of coat and fibre cladding.
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Describe the utility model in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments;
Fig. 1 is structural representation of the present utility model.
Embodiment
For technological means, creation characteristic that the utility model is realized, reach object and effect is easy to understand, below in conjunction with embodiment, further set forth the utility model.
With reference to Fig. 1, the utility model comprises that diameter is the bare fibre of 80-660um and is coated in the coating outside bare fibre, described bare fibre is made up of quartzy sandwich layer 1 and the quartzy covering 2 that is looped around outside quartzy sandwich layer, the polyimide coating 3 that the monolateral thickness of the quartz outer coating of covering 2 is 10-25um, the material of this polyimide coating 3 is equal benzene or the biphenyl type macromolecular compound that molecular backbone contains imide ring, and polyimide coating 3 is by forming at the outer coating polyimide solution of quartzy covering 2 and through heat curing.The density of polyimide coating 3 is 1.38-1.43g/cm3, and glass transition temperature is equal to or higher than 350 DEG C, and pulling strengrth is equal to or greater than 150MPa.
The utility model is the high temperature resistant single-mode fiber of communication, if the cladding diameter of bare fibre is 125 μ m, the monolateral thickness of polyimide coating is 10-15 μ m, this optical fiber is at 1310nm window attenuation coefficient≤0.6dB/km, at 1550nm window attenuation coefficient≤0.5dB/km, at 850nm window attenuation coefficient≤3.4dB/km, at 1300 window attenuation coefficient≤1.5dB/km.If cladding diameter is 80 μ m, the monolateral thickness of polyimide coating is 10 μ m, and this fiber work window is 1310nm, attenuation coefficient≤0.8dB/km.
If core bag is than being 1:1.1, surrounding layer diameter is 220-660 μ m, and the monolateral thickness of corresponding polyimide coating is 15-25 μ m, and this optical fiber is at 850nm window attenuation coefficient≤10dB/km, at the attenuation coefficient≤10dB/km of 1064nm window, at the attenuation coefficient≤8dB/km of 1300nm window.
The utility model processing technology step is as follows:
After using the clean preform of pure water, and use high-purity gas to make it dry.Preform is carried out on wire-drawing equipment to wire drawing.The melting in pyrographite stove of optical fiber prefabricating nose, and under the traction of gravity and draw-off equipment, form a taper.Cone front end, through the traction of draw-off equipment, through bare fibre examine of diameter instrument, under certain speed of reeling off raw silk from cocoons, obtains the uniform bare fibre of diameter.The speed of reeling off raw silk from cocoons is 5m/min-15m/min, and representative value is 10m/min.
Wired upper coating unit is installed in bare fibre examine of diameter instrument below, for polyimide solution being coated in to optical fiber outside surface.On line, coating unit comprises: sizing nib, coating bowl and water-bath base.Wherein above applying bowl, there is an air intake opening, apply bowl for pure gases at high pressure are passed into, make polyimide solution there is certain pressure.In water-bath base, be connected with the pure water of uniform temperature, apply bowl and fix by the mode that is placed in water-bath base, and transfer heat to the polyimide solution applying in bowl.At this temperature, the range of viscosities of polyimide solution is 3000MPa.s-9000MPa.s, and typical viscosities is 4000MPa.s-6000MPa.s.Optical fiber enter apply bowl after through sizing nib, be coated with uniformly last layer polyimide solution at its outside surface.The thickness of the polyimide solution applying is by the diameter of sizing nib and enter and be coated with the external diameter of optical fiber before orifice ring and determined.
Optical fiber is after sizing nib, and outside surface applies the uncured polyimide solution of last layer.On described line, below coating unit, wired upper solidification equipment is installed.On line, solidification equipment comprises: resistance-heated furnace, quartz ampoule, supply air system and exhausting system that inwall is column type.Wherein quartz ampoule can mate with resistance-heated furnace inwall, and exhausting system is installed above heating furnace, and gas handling system is installed below heating furnace, makes a relatively independent atmosphere of formation in quartz ampoule.The effect of supply air system is that non-carrier of oxygen is introduced in quartz ampoule, representative gases is N2, and air output is 40-60L/min, makes the non-oxygen atmosphere of formation in quartz ampoule, improve curing rate and the solidification effect of coating of polyimide, prevent that bulge and the defect such as recessed from appearring in coating in solidification process.The effect of exhausting system is that the volatile solvent molecule producing when polyimide coating is solidified is extracted out in time, can effectively promote curing of coatings speed, and the waste gas preventing pollutes to heating furnace surrounding atmosphere, and exhausting amount is 60-80L/min.Resistance-heated furnace temperature range is 150 DEG C-400 DEG C.
On line, coating unit and solidification equipment totally two covers, are alternately installed in series.On line, coating-curing process carries out twice, completes preliminary coating, and its monolateral thickness is less than 50% of final thickness, and the glass transition temperature of coating is higher than 350 DEG C.
Solidification equipment below on line, is provided with outer diameter detecting instrument device, for measuring the external diameter of optical fiber after preliminary coating, and shows.Can, according to the deviation of measured value and desired value, adjust charge flow rate and the bath temperature of coating unit on line, accurately control coating external diameter.
Outer diameter detecting instrument device below, is provided with optical fiber draw-gear and take-up, for the optical fiber tentatively applying is received around take-up reel, under pending line, applies curing process.
Preliminary coated fiber is received after take-up reel, be placed on a device with the fine function of automatic releasing, under the effect of the preliminary online lower traction equipment of optical fiber applying, through several coating units under line, and solidify in high temperature oven, make its final external diameter that applies reach aimed dia, and measure the final external diameter that applies by outer diameter detecting instrument device.Receive afterwards on another take-up reel, complete whole coating processes.Wherein payingoff speed and haulage speed and take-up speed, by computer fine adjustment, is mated three speed.Preferably, haulage speed is 4-10m/min.
Under line, coating unit is positioned at hot setting baking oven top, and on its structure and line, coating unit is similar, for polyimide solution being coated in to optical fiber outside surface.Hot setting baking oven top has aperture, and optical fiber is after coating unit, and outside surface has applied one deck polyimide solution, vertically enters high temperature oven.High temperature oven inside is provided with guide wheel group, is vertically positioned at coating unit below, and its oblique upper is provided with another guide wheel group.The optical fiber that is coated with polyimide solution winds the line in two guide wheel group, and typical winding length is 6-15m, and logical long-distance winds the line the duration of extended fiber in high temperature oven, makes the state of cure of coating higher.Optical fiber after solidifying, by the deflecting roller in high temperature oven, is drawn high temperature oven, then through a deflecting roller, be introduced in next coating unit and apply, corresponding with this coating unit, oven interior is equipped with similar guide wheel group, winds the line curing for applying rear optical fiber in baking oven.Through coating-curing process repeatedly, preferred, be 2-4 time, the coating thickness of optical fiber reaches desired value, can receive around complete whole coating processes to take-up reel.
The horizontal two ends of high temperature oven are provided with supply air system and exhausting system, for form non-oxygen atmosphere in high temperature oven, and by polyimide solution solidify time produce solvent molecule take away, improve solidify quality.Air output is 100-150L/min, and exhausting amount is 100-200L/min.
After applying curing process under line and finishing, optical fiber is by a vertical outer diameter detecting instrument device of placing with it, and the instrument that external diameter detects is measured optical fiber external diameter, and numerical value is fed back to operation interface.By the gap of measured value and desired value, control pressure and the bath temperature of high-purity gas in coating unit, apply the effect of external diameter to reach fine setting.
Embodiment 1:
With reference to Fig. 1, the utility model comprises that the quartzy sandwich layer diameter of bare fibre is 9 μ m, and quartzy cladding diameter is 125 μ m, and polyimide coating layer diameter is 155 μ m, is a kind of communication high-temperature resistant optical fiber.
Production stage: the preform that is 60mm by diameter melting in the pyrographite induction furnace of 1950 DEG C, by the traction drawing optic fibre that reels off raw silk from cocoons.The speed of reeling off raw silk from cocoons is 8m/min, and the cladding diameter of bare fibre is 125 μ m.Bare fibre is through coating-cure cycle on twice line, and after preliminary coating, polyimide coating external diameter is 137 μ m, and monolateral thickness is 6 μ m.Wherein on each line, applying curing process, to apply monolateral thickness be 3 μ m.The optical fiber tentatively applying is received around dish above to technique under pending line.The technological parameter applying on the line 1-1 that sees the following form:
Table 1-1
Parameter name Numerical value
Drawing speed, m/min 8
The viscosity of polyimide solution, MPa.s 4500-6000
The size of sizing nib 1, μ m 166
The size of sizing nib 2, μ m 172.1
Each rear curing time, s of applying 15
The temperature of curing oven 1, DEG C 300
The temperature of curing oven 2, DEG C 360
Curing oven air-supply, exhausting flow, L/min 55,75
Under line, in technique, coating-cure cycle is carried out 3 times, and bare fibre enters hot setting baking oven and is cured after each coating, and apply monolateral thickness is 3 μ m at every turn, and the external diameter of final polyimide coating layer is 155 μ m, and monolateral thickness is 15 μ m.The coating processes parameter 1-2 that sees the following form under line:
Table 1-2
Parameter name Numerical value
Haulage speed, m/min 8
The size of sizing nib 3, μ m 178.2
The size of sizing nib 4, μ m 184.3
The size of sizing nib 5, μ m 190.5
Each rear curing time, s of applying 90
The temperature of hot setting baking oven, DEG C 360
Curing oven air-supply, exhausting flow, L/min 110,150
Complete after final coating, finished product optical fiber is received and is had mercy on take-up reel, and production length is 1-6km.The optical fiber major parameter 1-3 that sees the following form
Table 1-3
Parameter name Technical indicator
1310nm pad value, dB/km ≤0.6
1550nm pad value, dB/km ≤0.5
Polyimide coating external diameter, μ m 155±3
Covering/coating concentricity, μ m ≤5
Embodiment 2:
Embodiment 2 is with the difference of embodiment 1, and the sandwich layer diameter of bare fibre is 400 μ m, and cladding diameter is 440 μ m, and polyimide coating layer diameter is 470 μ m, is a kind of high temperature resistant large core diameter energy-transmission optic fibre.
Production stage: the inclined to one side prefabricated rods of guarantor that is 40mm by diameter is melting in the pyrographite induction furnace of 2050 DEG C in temperature, by the traction drawing optic fibre that reels off raw silk from cocoons.The speed of reeling off raw silk from cocoons is 4m/min, and the cladding diameter of optical fiber is 440 μ m.Through applying cure cycle on twice line, apply monolateral thickness is 3 μ m at every turn, and after preliminary coating, polyimide coating external diameter is 452 μ m, receives on take-up reel coating processes under pending line.The coating processes parameter 2-1 that sees the following form on line:
Table 2-1
Parameter name Numerical value
Drawing speed, m/min 4
The viscosity of polyimide solution, MPa.s 4000-5500
The size of sizing nib 1, μ m 477.4
The size of sizing nib 2, μ m 483.4
Each rear curing time, s of applying 30
The temperature of curing oven 1, DEG C 320
The temperature of curing oven 2, DEG C 400
Curing oven air-supply, exhausting flow, L/min 60,80
Under line, in technique, coating-cure cycle is carried out 2 times, and optical fiber enters hot setting baking oven and is cured after each coating, and apply monolateral thickness is 3 μ m at every turn, and the external diameter of final polyimide coating layer is 470 μ m, and monolateral thickness is 15 μ m.The coating processes parameter 2-2 that sees the following form under line:
Table 2-2
Parameter name Numerical value
Haulage speed, m/min 6
The size of sizing nib 3, μ m 489.5
The size of sizing nib 4, μ m 495.5
The size of sizing nib 5, μ m 501.6
Each rear curing time, s of applying 120
The temperature of hot setting baking oven, DEG C 370
Curing oven air-supply, exhausting flow, L/min 130,170
Complete after final coating, finished product optical fiber is received and is had mercy on take-up reel.The optical fiber major parameter 2-3 that sees the following form
Table 2-3
Parameter name Technical indicator
850nm pad value, dB/km ≤10
1064nm pad value, dB/km ≤10
1300nm pad value, dB/km ≤8
Polyimide coating external diameter, μ m 470±5
Covering/coating concentricity, μ m ≤5
More than show and described ultimate principle of the present utility model and principal character and advantage of the present utility model.The technician of the industry should understand; the utility model is not restricted to the described embodiments; that in above-described embodiment and instructions, describes just illustrates principle of the present utility model; do not departing under the prerequisite of the utility model spirit and scope; the utility model also has various changes and modifications, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of claimed the utility model.The claimed scope of the utility model is defined by appending claims and equivalent thereof.

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1. a polyimide coated optical fiber, comprise that diameter is the bare fibre of 80-660um and is coated in the coating outside bare fibre, it is characterized in that, described bare fibre is made up of quartzy sandwich layer and the quartzy covering that is looped around outside quartzy sandwich layer, and described quartzy covering is outer applies the polyimide coating that monolateral thickness is 10-25um.
2. a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber according to claim 1, is characterized in that, when described bare fibre quartz cladding diameter is 80-300um, the monolateral thickness of polyimide coating is 10-15um.
3. a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber according to claim 1, is characterized in that, when described bare fibre quartz cladding diameter is 300-660um, the monolateral thickness of polyimide coating is 15-25um.
4. a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described bare fibre core bag is than being 1:1.1, and quartzy cladding diameter is while being 220-660um, and the monolateral thickness of polyimide coating is 15-25um.
5. a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the density of described polyimide coating is 1.38-1.43g/cm3.
6. a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the glass transition temperature of described polyimide coating is equal to or higher than 350 DEG C.
7. a kind of polyimide coated optical fiber according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the pulling strengrth of described polyimide coating is equal to or greater than 150MPa.
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