GB2310050B - Fibre optic sealing method - Google Patents

Fibre optic sealing method

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GB2310050B
GB2310050B GB9601276A GB9601276A GB2310050B GB 2310050 B GB2310050 B GB 2310050B GB 9601276 A GB9601276 A GB 9601276A GB 9601276 A GB9601276 A GB 9601276A GB 2310050 B GB2310050 B GB 2310050B
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fibre optic
sealing method
optic sealing
fibre
sealing
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GB9601276D0 (en
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Mark Edward Pleydell
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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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4248—Feed-through connections for the hermetical passage of fibres through a package wall
    • 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
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3855—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture characterised by the method of anchoring or fixing the fibre within the ferrule
    • 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
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3874—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using tubes, sleeves to align ferrules

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
GB9601276A 1996-01-23 1996-01-23 Fibre optic sealing method Expired - Fee Related GB2310050B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB9601276A GB2310050B (en) 1996-01-23 1996-01-23 Fibre optic sealing method

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GB9601276A GB2310050B (en) 1996-01-23 1996-01-23 Fibre optic sealing method

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GB9601276D0 GB9601276D0 (en) 1996-03-27
GB2310050A GB2310050A (en) 1997-08-13
GB2310050B true GB2310050B (en) 1998-01-14

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Families Citing this family (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5970194A (en) * 1998-02-19 1999-10-19 Uniphase Telecommunications Products, Inc. Optical fiber having hermetically sealable section
FR2820593B1 (en) 2001-02-02 2003-05-23 Schlumberger Services Petrol OPTICAL PATH

Citations (9)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3825320A (en) * 1973-03-02 1974-07-23 Us Navy High-pressure optical bulkhead penetrator
GB1574955A (en) * 1976-04-08 1980-09-10 Western Electric Co Solderable connections to glass
US4296996A (en) * 1978-07-18 1981-10-27 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Kabushiki Kaisha Feedthrough for optical fiber
US4413881A (en) * 1979-07-26 1983-11-08 Northern Telecom Limited Optical fiber hermetic seal
EP0125795A1 (en) * 1983-04-14 1984-11-21 BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company Sealing assembly
WO1986006472A1 (en) * 1985-05-01 1986-11-06 American Telephone & Telegraph Company Hermetic fiber seal
US4779788A (en) * 1986-11-12 1988-10-25 Standard Elektrik Lorenz A.G. Hermetically sealed glass fiber bushing
EP0383511A2 (en) * 1989-02-16 1990-08-22 Nortel Networks Corporation Hermetic gland for optical fibres
EP0608895B1 (en) * 1993-01-29 2001-11-28 Nec Corporation Airtight seal structure of low melting point glass to be used in optical fiber guiding portion of optical device and method of airtight seal using low melting point glass

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3825320A (en) * 1973-03-02 1974-07-23 Us Navy High-pressure optical bulkhead penetrator
GB1574955A (en) * 1976-04-08 1980-09-10 Western Electric Co Solderable connections to glass
US4296996A (en) * 1978-07-18 1981-10-27 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Kabushiki Kaisha Feedthrough for optical fiber
US4413881A (en) * 1979-07-26 1983-11-08 Northern Telecom Limited Optical fiber hermetic seal
EP0125795A1 (en) * 1983-04-14 1984-11-21 BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company Sealing assembly
WO1986006472A1 (en) * 1985-05-01 1986-11-06 American Telephone & Telegraph Company Hermetic fiber seal
US4779788A (en) * 1986-11-12 1988-10-25 Standard Elektrik Lorenz A.G. Hermetically sealed glass fiber bushing
EP0383511A2 (en) * 1989-02-16 1990-08-22 Nortel Networks Corporation Hermetic gland for optical fibres
EP0608895B1 (en) * 1993-01-29 2001-11-28 Nec Corporation Airtight seal structure of low melting point glass to be used in optical fiber guiding portion of optical device and method of airtight seal using low melting point glass

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
Research disclosure July 1990 No. 31592 *

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GB9601276D0 (en) 1996-03-27

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