Direct bonding of glass articles for drawing

Methods of bonding glass articles that are subsequently drawn into sheets, rods, fibers, etc. are disclosed. Bonding is achieved without use of adhesives or high temperature fusion. The invention is particularly useful for bonding optical fiber preforms prior to drawing of the optical fiber.

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Hauptverfasser: GULATI SURESH T, BUCHANAN KARL H, KING JEFFREY M, COOK GLEN B, DARCANGELO CHARLES M, DAVIS RONALD W, STERLACE BETTY J, HOBCZUK MICHAEL P, SABIA ROBERT, SQUIER GARY G, VILENO ELIZABETH M, GEDEON PATRICK, HARRIS MICHAEL D
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Methods of bonding glass articles that are subsequently drawn into sheets, rods, fibers, etc. are disclosed. Bonding is achieved without use of adhesives or high temperature fusion. The invention is particularly useful for bonding optical fiber preforms prior to drawing of the optical fiber.