AU2001247293A1 - Method and apparatus for splicing optical fibers - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for splicing optical fibersInfo
- Publication number
- AU2001247293A1 AU2001247293A1 AU2001247293A AU4729301A AU2001247293A1 AU 2001247293 A1 AU2001247293 A1 AU 2001247293A1 AU 2001247293 A AU2001247293 A AU 2001247293A AU 4729301 A AU4729301 A AU 4729301A AU 2001247293 A1 AU2001247293 A1 AU 2001247293A1
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- optical fibers
- splicing optical
- splicing
- fibers
- optical
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
- G02B6/2553—Splicing machines, e.g. optical fibre fusion splicer
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
- B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
- B23K26/064—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
- G02B6/2551—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
- B29C65/02—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure
- B29C65/14—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using wave energy, i.e. electromagnetic radiation, or particle radiation
- B29C65/16—Laser beams
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
- B29C65/02—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure
- B29C65/14—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using wave energy, i.e. electromagnetic radiation, or particle radiation
- B29C65/16—Laser beams
- B29C65/1603—Laser beams characterised by the type of electromagnetic radiation
- B29C65/1612—Infrared [IR] radiation, e.g. by infrared lasers
- B29C65/1619—Mid infrared radiation [MIR], e.g. by CO or CO2 lasers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/01—General aspects dealing with the joint area or with the area to be joined
- B29C66/05—Particular design of joint configurations
- B29C66/10—Particular design of joint configurations particular design of the joint cross-sections
- B29C66/11—Joint cross-sections comprising a single joint-segment, i.e. one of the parts to be joined comprising a single joint-segment in the joint cross-section
- B29C66/114—Single butt joints
- B29C66/1142—Single butt to butt joints
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/50—General aspects of joining tubular articles; General aspects of joining long products, i.e. bars or profiled elements; General aspects of joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; General aspects of joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
- B29C66/51—Joining tubular articles, profiled elements or bars; Joining single elements to tubular articles, hollow articles or bars; Joining several hollow-preforms to form hollow or tubular articles
- B29C66/52—Joining tubular articles, bars or profiled elements
- B29C66/522—Joining tubular articles
- B29C66/5221—Joining tubular articles for forming coaxial connections, i.e. the tubular articles to be joined forming a zero angle relative to each other
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C66/00—General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
- B29C66/69—General aspects of joining filaments
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
- Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP00400815A EP1136855A1 (de) | 2000-03-23 | 2000-03-23 | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verspleissen von Lichtleitfasern |
EP00400815 | 2000-03-23 | ||
PCT/US2001/007148 WO2001071390A2 (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2001-03-07 | Method and apparatus for splicing optical fibers |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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AU2001247293A1 true AU2001247293A1 (en) | 2001-10-03 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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AU2001247293A Abandoned AU2001247293A1 (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2001-03-07 | Method and apparatus for splicing optical fibers |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US6612754B2 (de) |
EP (1) | EP1136855A1 (de) |
AU (1) | AU2001247293A1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO2001071390A2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE10212716A1 (de) * | 2002-03-21 | 2003-10-09 | Ccs Technology Inc | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Spleißen von Lichtwellenleitern |
DE10340931A1 (de) * | 2003-09-05 | 2005-03-31 | Herbert Walter | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Bohren feinster Löcher |
US7082250B2 (en) * | 2004-04-15 | 2006-07-25 | Furukawn Electric North America, Inc. | Laser cleaving method and apparatus for optical fiber cables |
US8826517B2 (en) | 2010-04-08 | 2014-09-09 | Corning Cable Systems Llc | Fiber handler having multiple sides |
WO2014004851A1 (en) * | 2012-06-27 | 2014-01-03 | Afl Telecommunications Llc | Optical fiber processing system using co2 laser |
CN105739017A (zh) * | 2016-04-19 | 2016-07-06 | 安徽理工大学 | 一种光纤拉锥的方法及其装置 |
US9905989B1 (en) | 2016-07-25 | 2018-02-27 | Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc. | Method for high-rate fiber laser manufacturing |
US11681100B2 (en) | 2016-09-30 | 2023-06-20 | 3Sae Technologies, Inc. | Multi-axis positioner |
CA3077402A1 (en) | 2016-09-30 | 2018-04-05 | 3Sae Technologies, Inc. | Multi-axis relative positioning stage |
US11808981B2 (en) | 2018-07-06 | 2023-11-07 | O'fiberty Technologies Inc. | Method of fusion splicing optical fibers with lasers |
US11841535B2 (en) | 2018-07-06 | 2023-12-12 | O'fiberty Technologies Inc. | Method of fusion splicing optical fibers with lasers |
DE102018220477A1 (de) | 2018-11-28 | 2020-05-28 | Trumpf Laser Gmbh | Verfahren zum Laserschweißen einer Lichtleitfaser in einem Lochelement mittels eines UKP-Laserstrahls sowie zugehöriges optisches Element |
Family Cites Families (15)
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DD234208A3 (de) * | 1984-06-08 | 1986-03-26 | Halle Feinmech Werke Veb | Anordnung zur externen modulation von ir-laser-strahlung hoher leistung |
GB2181294A (en) * | 1985-09-30 | 1987-04-15 | Philips Electronic Associated | Optical modulation arrangement |
WO1988007700A1 (en) * | 1987-03-30 | 1988-10-06 | Anritsu Corporation | Light signal generator and light power meter calibration system using the same |
US4727237A (en) * | 1987-05-04 | 1988-02-23 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Pyrolysis coated optical fiber splices: apparatus and method |
US5016971A (en) * | 1989-10-20 | 1991-05-21 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Automated laser fusion system for high strength optical fiber splicing |
GB9007912D0 (en) * | 1990-04-06 | 1990-06-06 | British Telecomm | A method of forming a refractive index grating in an optical waveguide |
US5182789A (en) * | 1990-06-20 | 1993-01-26 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Optical fiber holder |
US5166509A (en) * | 1990-11-09 | 1992-11-24 | Tacan Corporation | Optical modulator noise nonlinearity reduction circuit |
US5237630A (en) * | 1991-09-20 | 1993-08-17 | Hogg Dayle W | Fiber optic device with reflector located at splice joint |
JP2833350B2 (ja) * | 1992-06-11 | 1998-12-09 | 日立電線株式会社 | 光ファイバと石英系導波路型光部品との接続装置及び接続方法 |
US5299274A (en) * | 1992-06-25 | 1994-03-29 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Optical fiber laser fusion splicer |
US5434876A (en) * | 1992-10-23 | 1995-07-18 | At&T Bell Laboratories | Article comprising an optical waveguide laser |
US5890789A (en) * | 1996-11-18 | 1999-04-06 | Minolta Co., Ltd. | Multi-beam emitting device having an acoustooptic element |
EP0968146A1 (de) * | 1997-03-04 | 2000-01-05 | Andromis S.A. | Verfahren und vorrichtung zum zusammenbau von optischen komponenten oder von einem optischen komponent und einem substrat |
US6414262B1 (en) * | 1999-11-03 | 2002-07-02 | Nanyang Technological University | Method and apparatus for laser splicing of optical fibers |
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2000
- 2000-03-23 EP EP00400815A patent/EP1136855A1/de not_active Withdrawn
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2001
- 2001-03-07 AU AU2001247293A patent/AU2001247293A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2001-03-07 WO PCT/US2001/007148 patent/WO2001071390A2/en active Application Filing
- 2001-03-08 US US09/802,783 patent/US6612754B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO2001071390A2 (en) | 2001-09-27 |
WO2001071390A3 (en) | 2002-03-28 |
US20020015568A1 (en) | 2002-02-07 |
US6612754B2 (en) | 2003-09-02 |
EP1136855A1 (de) | 2001-09-26 |
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