GB2162962B - Optical fibre splicing - Google Patents

Optical fibre splicing

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Publication number
GB2162962B
GB2162962B GB08519074A GB8519074A GB2162962B GB 2162962 B GB2162962 B GB 2162962B GB 08519074 A GB08519074 A GB 08519074A GB 8519074 A GB8519074 A GB 8519074A GB 2162962 B GB2162962 B GB 2162962B
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Prior art keywords
optical fibre
fibre splicing
splicing
optical
fibre
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Expired
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GB08519074A
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GB2162962A (en
GB8519074D0 (en
Inventor
Sanjiv Saha
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Balfour Beatty PLC
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BICC PLC
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Priority claimed from GB848420135A external-priority patent/GB8420135D0/en
Application filed by BICC PLC filed Critical BICC PLC
Priority to GB08519074A priority Critical patent/GB2162962B/en
Publication of GB8519074D0 publication Critical patent/GB8519074D0/en
Publication of GB2162962A publication Critical patent/GB2162962A/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
    • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • G02B6/2555—Alignment or adjustment devices for aligning prior to splicing
    • 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
    • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • G02B6/2551—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch
    • 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
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2821—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
GB08519074A 1984-08-08 1985-07-29 Optical fibre splicing Expired GB2162962B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB08519074A GB2162962B (en) 1984-08-08 1985-07-29 Optical fibre splicing

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB848420135A GB8420135D0 (en) 1984-08-08 1984-08-08 Optical fibre splicing
GB08519074A GB2162962B (en) 1984-08-08 1985-07-29 Optical fibre splicing

Publications (3)

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GB8519074D0 GB8519074D0 (en) 1985-09-04
GB2162962A GB2162962A (en) 1986-02-12
GB2162962B true GB2162962B (en) 1988-04-13

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Families Citing this family (3)

* 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
US4768854A (en) * 1985-07-11 1988-09-06 Raychem Corp. Optical fiber distribution network including nondestructive taps and method using same
CA1312757C (en) * 1989-09-27 1993-01-19 Shawn Joseph Morrison Optical fiber coupling device and method for its use

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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GB2162962A (en) 1986-02-12
GB8519074D0 (en) 1985-09-04

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Effective date: 19960729