Furnace
The fibre pre-form – a glass rod measuring around one metre in length and weighing around two kilos – is heated to 2,000°C.
How a fibre is made
Insights into the fibre competence centre of Fraunhofer IOF, Leibniz-IPHT and the University of Jena
Fiberglass coiled in the fiber drawing facility at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
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Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)