TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to the field of glass manufacturing, in particular, the present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing an optical fibre and the optical fibre produced thereof. The present application is based on, and claims priority from an Indian Application Number 201911003618 filed on 29th January 2019, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Optical fibre communication has revolutionized the telecommunication industry in the past few years. The use of optical fibre cables has supported to bridge the gap between the distant places around the world. One of the basic components of the optical fibre cable is an optical fibre. The optical fibre is responsible for carrying vast amount of information from one place to another. There are different methods for manufacturing glass bodies and optical fibres. These methods are primarily adopted to manufacture glass preform or glass preform. One such method employed for manufacturing optical fibres is powder-in-tube technique. The powder-in-tube technique involves a powdery material which is places inside a tube and then sintered to form a glass preform. Accordingly, the optical fibre is drawn from the glass preform using conventional drawing methods. However, the conventional technique does not result in complete utilization of glass preform and does not result in fabrication of continuous fibres. Also, the conventional method leads to air gaps in the glass preform which leads to fibre breaks and bubbles in the fibre produced. In addition, the fibre breaks and bubbles result in losses in the fibre.

[0003] In the light of the above stated discussion, there is a dire need of an advance method for manufacturing glass preform or glass preform which overcomes the above cited drawbacks of the conventional methods and processes involved.

OBJECT OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0004] A primary object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for manufacturing a glass preform and an ultra-low loss optical fibre produced from the glass preform.

[0005] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide the method for manufacturing the glass preform with better material utilization.

[0006] Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide the method for manufacturing the glass preform with no air gaps.

[0007] Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide the method for manufacturing the optical fibre with no breaks and bubbles.

[0008] Yet another object of the present disclosure is to produce the glass preform with high draw ability.

SUMMARY
[0009] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an optical fibre and the optical fibre thereof. The method includes placing of a powdery substance compactly inside a fluorine doped tube. In addition, the powdery substance is used to form a core section of a glass preform. Further, the fluorine doped tube forms a cladding section of the glass preform. Furthermore, the powdery substance corresponds to Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) powder. In addition, the method includes sintering the fluorine doped tube filled with the powdery substance. In addition, the powdery substance solidifies and adheres smoothly with the fluorine doped tube to form the glass preform. Further, the method includes drawing the optical fibre from the glass preform. The glass preform is heated at high temperature to draw the optical fibre.

[0010] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the powdery substance has a size in range of about 30 microns to 50 microns.

[0011] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fluorine doped tube has diameter of about 41 millimeter.

[0012] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fluorine doped tube is sintered at temperature range of about 1500 degree Celsius to 1600 degree Celsius.

[0013] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the glass preform is heated inside a furnace at high temperature to draw the optical fibre.

STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE
[0014] The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an optical fibre and the optical fibre thereof. The method includes placing of a powdery substance compactly inside a fluorine doped tube. In addition, the powdery substance is used to form a core section of a glass preform. Further, the fluorine doped tube forms a cladding section of the glass preform. Furthermore, the powdery substance corresponds to Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) powder. In addition, the method includes sintering the fluorine doped tube filled with the powdery substance. In addition, the powdery substance solidifies and adheres smoothly with the fluorine doped tube to form the glass preform. Further, the method includes drawing the optical fibre from the glass preform. The glass preform is heated at high temperature to draw the optical fibre.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
[0015] Having thus described the disclosure in general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying figures, wherein:

[0016] FIG. 1 illustrates a general overview of a glass preform, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0017] It should be noted that the accompanying figures are intended to present illustrations of few exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. These figures are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It should also be noted that accompanying figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] Reference will now be made in detail to selected embodiments of the present disclosure in conjunction with accompanying figures. The embodiments described herein are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, and the present disclosure should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described. This disclosure may be embodied in different forms without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure. It should be understood that the accompanying figures are intended and provided to illustrate embodiments of the disclosure described below and are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings, like numbers refer to like elements throughout, and thicknesses and dimensions of some components may be exaggerated for providing better clarity and ease of understanding.

[0019] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like, herein do not denote any order, ranking, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another. Further, the terms "a" and "an" herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.

[0020] FIG. 1 illustrates a general overview of a glass preform 100, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. In general, preform is a large cylindrical body of glass having a core structure and a cladding structure. In addition, preform is a material used for fabrication of optical fibres. Further, optical fibres are used for a variety of purposes. The variety of purposes includes telecommunications, broadband communications, medical applications, military applications and the like.

[0021] The glass preform 100 is manufactured using a method. The method enables manufacturing of an ultra-low loss glass preform. The ultra-low loss glass preform is manufactured to produce an ultra-low loss optical fibre through conventional drawing methods. In general, optical fibre is used for transmitting information as light pulses from one end to another. In addition, optical fibre is a thin strand of glass capable of transmitting optical signals. Further, optical fibre allows transmission of information in the form of optical signals over long distances.

[0022] The method utilizes a powder-in-tube technique for manufacturing the glass preform 100. The method enables the continuous process for manufacturing the glass preform 100 from raw material. In addition, the method has a plurality of components. Further, the plurality of components of the method collectively enables continuous manufacturing of the glass preform 100. In general, glass is a non-crystalline amorphous solid, often transparent and has widespread applications. In addition, the applications of glass ranges from practical usage in daily life, technological usage, and decorative usage. Further, most common type of glass is silicate glass formed of chemical compound silica. The method manufactures the glass preform 100 with high material utilization. In addition, the method manufactures the glass preform 100 of various sizes. Further, the method manufactures the glass preform 100 of various shapes. Further, the method manufactures the glass preform 100 of various lengths. Furthermore, length of the glass preform 100 manufactured continuously by the method may be kept very large. Moreover, the method allows manufacturing of the glass preform 100 in reduced time. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method manufactures the glass preform 100 of any suitable shape, size and length. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the method manufactures the glass preform 100 of any suitable form of the like.

[0023] Furthermore, the glass preform 100 includes a core section and a cladding section. The core section is an inner part of the glass preform 100 or an optical fibre and the cladding section is an outer part of the glass preform 100 or the optical fibre. Moreover, the core section and the cladding section are formed during manufacturing stage of the glass preform 100. The core section has a refractive index that is greater than a refractive index of the cladding section. In general, core has higher refractive index than that of the cladding section. The refractive index is maintained as per a desired level based on a concentration of chemicals used for the production of the glass preform 100.

[0024] The glass preform 100 is associated with a longitudinal axis 102. The longitudinal axis 102 is an imaginary axis passing through geometrical centre of the glass preform 100. The glass preform 100 includes the core section and the cladding section. The core section is inner part of the glass preform 100. The cladding section is an outer part of the glass preform 100. The core section is defined as a region around the longitudinal axis 102 of the glass preform 100. The core section extends radially outward from the longitudinal axis 102 of the glass preform 100.

[0025] The glass preform 100 is manufactured by a plurality of manufacturing techniques. The plurality of manufacturing techniques includes a powder-in-tube technique. The powder-in-tube technique involves use of a fluorine doped tube 104 and a powdery substance 106. The powdery substance 106 is used to form the core of the optical fibre and is inserted inside the fluorine doped tube 104. In addition, the fluorine doped tube 104 is sintered at a high temperature to form the glass preform 100. The fluorine doped tube 104 is a cylindrical shaped tube. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fluorine doped tube 104 may have any other suitable shape.

[0026] The core section of the glass preform is made from the powdery substance 106. The powdery substance 106 is utilized to form the core section of the glass preform. The powdery substance corresponds to a Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) powder. The Calcium Aluminium Silicate is obtained in various forms such as molten, glass or powder that is casted as glass or directly used for making the core and the cladding of the optical fibre.

[0027] The method includes placing Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) powder inside the fluorine doped tube 104. The fluorine doped tube 104 is filled with the Calcium Aluminium Silicate powder. In addition, the fluorine doped tube 104 with the Calcium Aluminium Silicate powder is processed to form the glass preform 100. Further, the method includes sintering of the fluorine doped tube 104 filled with the Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) powder. Furthermore, the Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) powder after sintering becomes consolidated glass and adheres smoothly with the fluorine doped tube 104 to form the glass preform 100. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fluorine doped tube 104 with the Calcium Aluminium Silicate powder is processed by any suitable method of the like. In addition, the glass preform 100 is processed through conventional fibre drawing process. The fibre drawing process involves high temperature heating of the glass preform 100 formed from the above stated method. The glass preform 100 may be heated inside a furnace at high temperature such that the glass preform 100 collapses into an optical fibre.

[0028] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) powder has a size in a range of about 30 microns – 50 microns. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) powder of any suitable size may be used. The size of 30 microns – 50 microns of the Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) enables high flow ability and prevents sticking of the Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) powder particles. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fluorine doped tube 104 has a diameter of about 44 millimetres. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the fluorine doped tube 104 may have any suitable diameter. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the glass preform 100 has a diameter of about 44 millimetres. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the glass preform 100 may have any suitable value of diameter. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fluorine doped tube 104 is sintered at a temperature in a range of about 1500 degree Celsius to 1600 degree Celsius. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the sintering temperature may vary.

[0029] The glass preform 100 has reduced dimensions. The glass preform 100 has high draw ability characteristics. The optical fibre produced from the glass preform 100 is an ultra-low loss optical fibre. The optical fibre produced is free of breaks and bubbles. Also, the sintering leads to homogeneity which accounts for longer length of fibres. The optical fibre produced has low attenuation, low bending losses and the like which results in higher transmission of data.

[0030] The foregoing descriptions of pre-defined embodiments of the present technology have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present technology to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present technology and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present technology and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but such are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present technology.

We claim:

1. A method for manufacturing an optical fibre and the optical fibre thereof, the method comprising:
placing a powdery substance (106) compactly inside a fluorine doped tube (104), wherein the powdery substance (106) is used to form a core section of a glass preform (100), wherein the fluorine doped tube (104) forms a cladding section of the glass preform (100), wherein the powdery substance (106) corresponds to Calcium Aluminium Silicate (CAS) powder;
sintering the fluorine doped tube (104) filled with the powdery substance (106), wherein the powdery substance (106) solidifies and adheres smoothly with the fluorine doped tube (104) to form the glass preform (100); and
drawing the optical fibre from the glass preform (100), wherein the glass preform (100) is heated at high temperature to draw the optical fibre.

2. The method of manufacturing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the powdery substance (106) has size in range of about 30 microns to 50 microns.

3. The method of manufacturing as claimed in claim 1, the fluorine doped tube (104) has diameter of about 44 millimeter.

4. The method of manufacturing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fluorine doped tube (104) is sintered at temperature in range of about 1500 degree Celsius to 1600 degree Celsius.

5. The method of manufacturing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fluorine doped tube (104) is of hollow cylindrical shape.

6. The method of manufacturing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the glass preform is heated inside a furnace at high temperature to draw the optical fibre.