GB1551447A - Method of abutting optical fibres - Google Patents

Method of abutting optical fibres

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Publication number
GB1551447A
GB1551447A GB3428576A GB3428576A GB1551447A GB 1551447 A GB1551447 A GB 1551447A GB 3428576 A GB3428576 A GB 3428576A GB 3428576 A GB3428576 A GB 3428576A GB 1551447 A GB1551447 A GB 1551447A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
optical fibres
abutting optical
abutting
fibres
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.)
Expired
Application number
GB3428576A
Other languages
English (en)
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
AT&T Corp
Original Assignee
Western Electric Co Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US05/607,777 external-priority patent/US4057448A/en
Application filed by Western Electric Co Inc filed Critical Western Electric Co Inc
Publication of GB1551447A publication Critical patent/GB1551447A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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)
GB3428576A 1975-08-26 1976-08-17 Method of abutting optical fibres Expired GB1551447A (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

Publications (1)

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GB1551447A true GB1551447A (en) 1979-08-30

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GB3428576A Expired GB1551447A (en) 1975-08-26 1976-08-17 Method of abutting optical fibres

Country Status (5)

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JP (1) JPS5228333A (de)
CA (1) CA1041750A (de)
DE (1) DE2637448C2 (de)
FR (1) FR2322383A1 (de)
GB (1) GB1551447A (de)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS57201508U (de) * 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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Publication number Publication date
DE2637448C2 (de) 1984-07-26
DE2637448A1 (de) 1977-03-10
FR2322383A1 (fr) 1977-03-25
FR2322383B1 (de) 1981-09-25
JPS5755125B2 (de) 1982-11-22
JPS5228333A (en) 1977-03-03
CA1041750A (en) 1978-11-07

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