GB201205917D0 - Profiling of cleaved angled and end faces of optical fiber(s) - Google Patents

Profiling of cleaved angled and end faces of optical fiber(s)

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GB201205917D0
GB201205917D0 GB201205917A GB201205917A GB201205917D0 GB 201205917 D0 GB201205917 D0 GB 201205917D0 GB 201205917 A GB201205917 A GB 201205917A GB 201205917 A GB201205917 A GB 201205917A GB 201205917 D0 GB201205917 D0 GB 201205917D0
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fiber
cleaved
angled
optical fiber
angle
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OXFORD FIBRE Ltd
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Priority to GB1304344.3A priority patent/GB2501974B/en
Priority to US13/844,897 priority patent/US9933571B2/en
Publication of GB2500887A publication Critical patent/GB2500887A/en
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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
    • G02B6/25—Preparing the ends of light guides for coupling, e.g. cutting
    • 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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/262—Optical details of coupling light into, or out of, or between fibre ends, e.g. special fibre end shapes or associated optical elements

Abstract

Apparatus and method of cleaving optical fibers where the optical fibers 1 are cleaved with an angled end. The fiber is held by clamps 4a, 5a, 4b, 5b and stressed by a combination of bending and tensioning using an anvil 6, inducing a controlled internal stress in the fiber. The fibre is scratched by a sharp cleaving blade 7. When the blade is introduced at an angle β or α (fig. 3b) away from the normal to the axis of the fiber the cutting force will tend to stress the fiber at an angle to its axis. This can be used to change the shape of the angled cleaved end which can be adjusted such that the protrusion of glass beyond the core of the optical fiber is reduced, allowing close approach between the angle cleaved optical fiber and another fibre or optoelectronic device, allowing reduced insertion loss.
GB201205917A 2012-04-02 2012-04-02 Cleaving optical fibres to give profiled angled end faces Withdrawn GB2500887A (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB201205917A GB2500887A (en) 2012-04-02 2012-04-02 Cleaving optical fibres to give profiled angled end faces
GB1304344.3A GB2501974B (en) 2012-04-02 2013-03-11 Profiling of cleaved angled end faces of optical fiber(s)
US13/844,897 US9933571B2 (en) 2012-04-02 2013-03-16 Profiling of cleaved angled end faces of optical fiber(s)

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GB201205917A GB2500887A (en) 2012-04-02 2012-04-02 Cleaving optical fibres to give profiled angled end faces

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GB201815406D0 (en) * 2018-09-21 2018-11-07 Oxford Fiber Ltd Optical fibre cleaving tool

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CA1121780A (en) * 1978-05-12 1982-04-13 John S. Doty Optical fiber breaker and method, and combination breaker and optical connector
FR2693804B1 (en) * 1992-07-17 1994-09-02 Souriau & Cie Method and device for cleaving an optical fiber.
GB9711133D0 (en) * 1997-05-30 1997-07-23 Murgatroyd I J Device for cleaving angled ends onto optical fibers
GB0502242D0 (en) * 2005-02-04 2005-03-09 Oxford Fiber Ltd Cleaving apparatus
WO2007034205A2 (en) * 2005-09-23 2007-03-29 Oxford Fiber Ltd Cleaving apparatus
JP2012053418A (en) * 2010-09-03 2012-03-15 Tyco Electronics Japan Kk Optical fiber cleaving tool

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