MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL FIBER

To provide a manufacturing method of an optical fiber capable of surely suppressing an increase in hydrogen loss by using simple facilities while suppressing a used amount of deuterium gas.SOLUTION: A manufacturing method of an optical fiber includes: charging an optical fiber 3 having a core part f...

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Zusammenfassung:To provide a manufacturing method of an optical fiber capable of surely suppressing an increase in hydrogen loss by using simple facilities while suppressing a used amount of deuterium gas.SOLUTION: A manufacturing method of an optical fiber includes: charging an optical fiber 3 having a core part formed by adding germanium to pure silica glass, and a clad part comprising pure silica glass formed in the outer periphery of the core part into a treatment tank 12 filled with gas containing deuterium of a prescribed concentration in a prescribed pressure; exposing the optical fiber 3 to gas at a prescribed temperature in a prescribed time; and diffusing deuterium molecules in the optical fiber 3. At least one of a pressure in the treatment tank 12, a deuterium concentration in the treatment tank 12, an exposure temperature of gas, and an exposure time of gas is changed in accordance with a relative index difference between the core part and the clad part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】簡便な設備を用いて、重水素ガスの使用量を抑えつつ、水素ロス増を確実に抑えることが可能な光ファイバの製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】純シリカガラスにゲルマニウムが添加されて形成されるコア部と、コア部の外周に形成された純シリカガラスからなるクラッド部と、を備える光ファイバ3を、所定の濃度の重水素を含むガスを所定の圧力で満たした処理槽12に投入し、光ファイバ3を所定の温度で所定の時間、ガスに暴露させ、重水素分子を光ファイバ3中に拡散させる光ファイバの製造方法において、コア部とクラッド部との比屈折率差に応じて、処理槽12内の圧力、処理槽12内の重水素濃度、ガスの暴露温度、およびガスの暴露時間のうち少なくとも1つを変化させる。【選択図】図1