CA1041750A - Optical fiber splicing technique - Google Patents
Optical fiber splicing techniqueInfo
- Publication number
- CA1041750A CA1041750A CA256,109A CA256109A CA1041750A CA 1041750 A CA1041750 A CA 1041750A CA 256109 A CA256109 A CA 256109A CA 1041750 A CA1041750 A CA 1041750A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- fibers
- tube
- fiber
- bent
- mating
- 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.)
- Expired
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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
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
- G02B6/3803—Adjustment or alignment devices for alignment prior to splicing
- G02B6/3805—Adjustment or alignment devices for alignment prior to splicing with a fibre-supporting member inclined to the bottom surface of the alignment means
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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
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
- G02B6/3806—Semi-permanent connections, i.e. wherein the mechanical means keeping the fibres aligned allow for removal of the fibres
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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
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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
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
- G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3644—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the coupling means being through-holes or wall apertures
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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
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
- G02B6/3664—2D cross sectional arrangements of the fibres
- G02B6/3672—2D cross sectional arrangements of the fibres with fibres arranged in a regular matrix array
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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
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
- G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
- G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
- G02B6/3818—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres of a low-reflection-loss type
- G02B6/382—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres of a low-reflection-loss type with index-matching medium between light guides
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US05/607,777 US4057448A (en) | 1974-11-07 | 1975-08-26 | Optical fiber splicing technique |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1041750A true CA1041750A (en) | 1978-11-07 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA256,109A Expired CA1041750A (en) | 1975-08-26 | 1976-06-30 | Optical fiber splicing technique |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPS5228333A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA1041750A (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE2637448C2 (enExample) |
| FR (1) | FR2322383A1 (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB1551447A (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS57201508U (enExample) * | 1981-06-19 | 1982-12-22 | ||
| DE3225657C2 (de) * | 1982-07-09 | 1984-07-12 | Krone Gmbh, 1000 Berlin | Einrichtung zur Herstellung einer mechanischen, nicht lösbaren Spleißverbindung zweier Lichtwellenleiter (LWL) aus Quarzglas |
| FR2546311B1 (fr) * | 1983-05-17 | 1986-03-28 | France Etat | Procede et dispositif de connexion entre une fibre optique et un composant d'optique integree comportant un guide d'onde |
| DE4031451C2 (de) * | 1990-10-04 | 1995-01-19 | Siemens Ag | Montagevorrichtung zum Einführen von Lichtwellenleiter-Faserenden in einen mechanischen Spleiß |
| DE102006047207B3 (de) | 2006-10-05 | 2008-07-03 | Fachhochschule Koblenz | Optischer Drehverteiler für Lichtwellenleiter |
Family Cites Families (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3768146A (en) * | 1972-02-22 | 1973-10-30 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Method of splicing optical fibers |
| US3919037A (en) * | 1974-11-07 | 1975-11-11 | Bell Telephone Labor Inc | Optical fiber splicing apparatus |
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1976
- 1976-06-30 CA CA256,109A patent/CA1041750A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-08-17 GB GB3428576A patent/GB1551447A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-08-20 DE DE19762637448 patent/DE2637448C2/de not_active Expired
- 1976-08-24 JP JP10028376A patent/JPS5228333A/ja active Granted
- 1976-08-25 FR FR7625731A patent/FR2322383A1/fr active Granted
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| JPS5228333A (en) | 1977-03-03 |
| GB1551447A (en) | 1979-08-30 |
| JPS5755125B2 (enExample) | 1982-11-22 |
| FR2322383B1 (enExample) | 1981-09-25 |
| DE2637448A1 (de) | 1977-03-10 |
| FR2322383A1 (fr) | 1977-03-25 |
| DE2637448C2 (de) | 1984-07-26 |
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