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AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsLaura Ball, Bruno Baney, Dana Bookbinder, Keith House, Rostislav Khrapko, Lisa Moore, Susan Schiefelbein
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A method of forming an alkali metal oxide-doped optical fiber by diffusing an alkali metal into a surface of a glass article is disclosed. The silica glass article may be in the form of a tube or a rod, or a collection of tubes or rods. The silica glass article containing the alkali metal, and impurities that may have been unintentionally diffused into the glass article, is etched to a depth sufficient to remove the impurities. The silica glass article may be further processed to form a complete optical fiber preform. The preform, when drawn into an optical fiber, exhibits a low attenuation.
An optical fiber wherein the core is comprised of SiO2 and an alkali metal oxide of the form X2O where X is selected from the group consisting of K, Na, Li, Cs and Rb and 0.035≦X2O≦6 mole percent and wherein said core is further comprised of less than about 100 ppm chlorine.
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