MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL FIBER AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF OPTICAL FIBER

To provide a manufacturing method for an optical fiber and a manufacturing apparatus of an optical fiber that can continue to directly and precisely measure a hole diameter of an optical fiber.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an optical fiber which has a hole from...

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Hauptverfasser: KOUDA HIROSHI, TSUNEISHI KATSUYUKI, SATO TAKAHARU
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Sprache:eng ; jpn
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Zusammenfassung:To provide a manufacturing method for an optical fiber and a manufacturing apparatus of an optical fiber that can continue to directly and precisely measure a hole diameter of an optical fiber.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an optical fiber which has a hole from a preform which has a through hole, and the method comprises the processes of: arranging the preform in a wire drawing furnace; fusing and drawing the preform in the wire drawing furnace while introducing a gas into the through hole; imaging the optical fiber drawn from the preform; and measuring a hole diameter of the optical fiber on the basis of, the image captured in the imaging process and controlling a pressure of the gas introduced into the through hole on the basis of the measurement result. In the imaging process, predetermined measures to make the image sharp are taken if the optical fiber shifts in a position so as to keep the image in a sharp state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】光ファイバの空孔径を直接的に精度良く測定し続けることが可能となる、光ファイバの製造方法及び光ファイバの製造装置を提供する。【解決手段】貫通孔を有するプリフォームから空孔を有する光ファイバを製造する方法であって、プリフォームを線引炉に配置する工程と、貫通孔にガスを導入しつつ、線引炉においてプリフォームを溶融して線引きする工程と、プリフォームから線引きされた光ファイバを撮像する工程と、撮像する工程において撮像した画像に基づいて光ファイバの空孔径を測定し、測定結果に基づいて貫通孔に導入するガスの圧力を制御する工程と、を備える。撮像する工程では、光ファイバが位置ずれした場合、画像を鮮明にするための所定の対策を実施し、画像が鮮明な状態を維持する。【選択図】図4