Fundamental Deposition Processes in Optical Fiber Manufacturing

光纤制造中的基本沉积工艺

• 批准号: 9005765
• 负责人: John Daily
• 金额: $ 23.11万
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-08-15 至 1994-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9005765&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Fundamental; Deposition; Processes; Optical; Fiber

This project is a collaborative study of flame assisted SiO2 formation and deposition for use in the Outside Vapor Deposition (OVD) process of forming SiO2 boules for producing optical fiber. An attractive new method, called Electric Field Enhanced Deposition (EFED), to enhance the deposition rate of SiO2 using an electric field is a major topic of study. The scientific goal of the research is to determine scaling laws for designing optimal flame configurations and for understanding the effect of operating parameters on the deposition process. The methodology combines numerical and analytic modeling with experimental measurements. Benefits of the research include an enhanced ability to predict the effect of changing operating parameters and geometry on the deposition rate and efficiency and the potential addition of a valuable new method for enhancing deposition. Although the study focuses on the OVD process, the results should be valuable in obtaining an improved understanding of other silica deposition processes and configurations and other flame deposition processes such as silicon carbide surface hardening and titanium dioxide paint production.

该项目是一项火焰辅助SiO2形成和沉积的合作研究，用于形成用于生产光纤的SiO2孔的外部气相沉积（OVD）工艺。电场增强沉积（EFED）是一种极具吸引力的新方法，利用电场来提高SiO2的沉积速率是一个重要的研究课题。该研究的科学目标是确定标度规律，以设计最佳火焰配置，并了解操作参数对沉积过程的影响。该方法将数值和解析建模与实验测量相结合。该研究的好处包括提高了预测操作参数和几何形状变化对沉积速率和效率的影响的能力，并有可能增加一种有价值的新方法来增强沉积。虽然这项研究的重点是OVD工艺，但其结果对于更好地理解其他二氧化硅沉积工艺和配置以及其他火焰沉积工艺（如碳化硅表面硬化和二氧化钛涂料生产）应该是有价值的。