GB2162657B - Optical fibre splicing - Google Patents

Optical fibre splicing

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Publication number
GB2162657B
GB2162657B GB08519073A GB8519073A GB2162657B GB 2162657 B GB2162657 B GB 2162657B GB 08519073 A GB08519073 A GB 08519073A GB 8519073 A GB8519073 A GB 8519073A GB 2162657 B GB2162657 B GB 2162657B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
optical fibre
fibre splicing
splicing
optical
fibre
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
GB08519073A
Other versions
GB8519073D0 (en
GB2162657A (en
Inventor
Sanjiv Saha
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.)
Balfour Beatty PLC
Original Assignee
BICC PLC
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from GB848419408A external-priority patent/GB8419408D0/en
Priority claimed from GB08419417A external-priority patent/GB2145205B/en
Application filed by BICC PLC filed Critical BICC PLC
Publication of GB8519073D0 publication Critical patent/GB8519073D0/en
Publication of GB2162657A publication Critical patent/GB2162657A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2162657B publication Critical patent/GB2162657B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/30—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides
    • G01M11/35—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides in which light is transversely coupled into or out of the fibre or waveguide, e.g. using integrating spheres
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4256—Details of housings
    • G02B6/4257—Details of housings having a supporting carrier or a mounting substrate or a mounting plate
    • G02B6/4259—Details of housings having a supporting carrier or a mounting substrate or a mounting plate of the transparent type
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4286—Optical modules with optical power monitoring
    • 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4287—Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the waveguide
    • G02B6/4289—Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the waveguide by inducing bending, microbending or macrobending, to the light guide
GB08519073A 1984-07-30 1985-07-29 Optical fibre splicing Expired GB2162657B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB848419408A GB8419408D0 (en) 1984-07-30 1984-07-30 Optical fibre splicing
GB08419417A GB2145205B (en) 1983-08-17 1984-07-30 Hot water recovery system

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB8519073D0 GB8519073D0 (en) 1985-09-04
GB2162657A GB2162657A (en) 1986-02-05
GB2162657B true GB2162657B (en) 1988-04-13

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GB08519073A Expired GB2162657B (en) 1984-07-30 1985-07-29 Optical fibre splicing

Country Status (1)

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Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB8502335D0 (en) * 1985-01-30 1985-02-27 Bicc Plc Optical fibre splicing
US4741585A (en) * 1987-02-13 1988-05-03 Raychem Corporation Optical fiber tap utilizing reflector

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1538195A (en) * 1974-11-08 1979-01-10 Plessey Co Ltd Method and apparatus for detecting light radiated from or propogating light into optical fibres
FR2399042A1 (en) * 1977-07-25 1979-02-23 Comp Generale Electricite COUPLING DEVICE FOR FIBER OPTIC
US4561719A (en) * 1982-03-01 1985-12-31 Corning Glass Works Optical waveguide splicing apparatus and method

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GB8519073D0 (en) 1985-09-04
GB2162657A (en) 1986-02-05

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PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 19960729