Method for forming hermetic coatings for optical fibers

Michalske, Terry A; Rye, Robert R; Smith, William L

Title: Method for forming hermetic coatings for optical fibers

Abstract

A method for forming hermetic coatings on optical fibers by hot filament assisted chemical vapor deposition advantageously produces a desirable coating while maintaining the pristine strength of the pristine fiber. The hermetic coatings may be formed from a variety of substances, such as, for example, boron nitride and carbon.

Inventors:

Michalske, Terry A ^[1]; Rye, Robert R ^[2]; Smith, William L ^[3]

P.O. Box 1042, Cedar Crest, NM 87008
1304 Espanola NE., Albuquerque, NM 87110
9916 Fostoria Rd., NE., Albuquerque, NM 87111

Issue Date:: 1993-01-01

Research Org.:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 868934

Patent Number(s):: 5246746

Assignee:: Michalske, Terry A. (P.O. Box 1042, Cedar Crest, NM 87008);Rye, Robert R. (1304 Espanola NE., Albuquerque, NM 87110);Smith, William L. (9916 Fostoria Rd., NE., Albuquerque, NM 87111)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS

G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS

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C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS
C03C25/1062 - {Carbon}
C03C25/223 - by chemical vapour deposition or pyrolysis
C03C25/1061 - {Inorganic coatings}

G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
G02B6/4492 - {provided with hydrogen absorbing materials

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; forming; hermetic; coatings; optical; fibers; hot; filament; assisted; chemical; vapor; deposition; advantageously; produces; desirable; coating; maintaining; pristine; strength; fiber; formed; variety; substances; example; boron; nitride; carbon; assisted chemical; optical fibers; chemical vapor; boron nitride; optical fiber; vapor deposition; hot filament; forming hermetic; hermetic coatings; /427/

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