FLUID BEARINGS HAVING A FIBER SUPPORT CHANNEL FOR SUPPORTING AN OPTICAL FIBER DURING AN OPTICAL FIBER DRAW PROCESS

A fluid bearing for directing optical fibers during manufacturing is presented. The fluid bearing provides a flow of fluid to levitate and direct an optical fiber along a process pathway. The optical fiber is situated in a fiber slot and subjected to an upward force from fluid flowing from an inner...

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Hauptverfasser:	REDING, Bruce Warren, MOORE, Robert Clark
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY GLASS MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES METALLURGY MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
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