CA1041750A - Optical fiber splicing technique - Google Patents

Optical fiber splicing technique

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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
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Prior art keywords
fibers
tube
fiber
bent
mating
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Expired
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CA256,109A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Calvin M. Miller
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AT&T Corp
Original Assignee
Western Electric Co Inc
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Priority claimed from US05/607,777 external-priority patent/US4057448A/en
Application filed by Western Electric Co Inc filed Critical Western Electric Co Inc
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Publication of CA1041750A publication Critical patent/CA1041750A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3801Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3803Adjustment or alignment devices for alignment prior to splicing
    • G02B6/3805Adjustment or alignment devices for alignment prior to splicing with a fibre-supporting member inclined to the bottom surface of the alignment means
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3801Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3806Semi-permanent connections, i.e. wherein the mechanical means keeping the fibres aligned allow for removal of the fibres
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/255Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3632Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3644Mechanical 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
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/36642D cross sectional arrangements of the fibres
    • G02B6/36722D cross sectional arrangements of the fibres with fibres arranged in a regular matrix array
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/381Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3818Dismountable 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
    • G02B6/382Dismountable 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)
CA256,109A 1975-08-26 1976-06-30 Optical fiber splicing technique Expired CA1041750A (en)

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

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CA1041750A true CA1041750A (en) 1978-11-07

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Country Status (5)

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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)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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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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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