WO2010107552A3 - Optical fiber polishing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Optical fiber polishing apparatus and method Download PDF

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WO2010107552A3
WO2010107552A3 PCT/US2010/024865 US2010024865W WO2010107552A3 WO 2010107552 A3 WO2010107552 A3 WO 2010107552A3 US 2010024865 W US2010024865 W US 2010024865W WO 2010107552 A3 WO2010107552 A3 WO 2010107552A3
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polishing
connector
optical fiber
polishing apparatus
ferrule
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James R. Bylander
Tomoyasu Oike
Takaya Yamauchi
Steven G. Lucht
Kent E. Lageson
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3M Innovative Properties Company
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Priority to JP2012500811A priority Critical patent/JP2012521021A/en
Priority to CN2010800121951A priority patent/CN102356339B/en
Priority to US13/148,815 priority patent/US20110312249A1/en
Publication of WO2010107552A2 publication Critical patent/WO2010107552A2/en
Publication of WO2010107552A3 publication Critical patent/WO2010107552A3/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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B19/00—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group
    • B24B19/22—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground
    • B24B19/226—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground of the ends of optical 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
    • G02B6/36—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
    • G02B6/3863—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture fabricated by using polishing techniques

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Grinding And Polishing Of Tertiary Curved Surfaces And Surfaces With Complex Shapes (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)

Abstract

A hand-held polishing apparatus is provided for polishing an optical fiber connector. The optical fiber connector mounted on the end of an optical fiber includes a connector housing and a ferrule. The polishing apparatus includes a connector mount to receive and hold the optical connector to position the end face of the ferrule adjacent to a polishing media. The polishing apparatus includes a housing having an upper portion and a base portion, a drive assembly and a lubricant dispensing system. The drive assembly controls orbital movement of the optical connector and linear movement of the polishing media through the polishing device, and the lubricant dispensing system supplies a lubricant from an internal reservoir disposed with in the housing to the polishing media near the end face of the ferrule of the optical connector.
PCT/US2010/024865 2009-03-17 2010-02-22 Optical fiber polishing apparatus and method WO2010107552A2 (en)

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JP2012500811A JP2012521021A (en) 2009-03-17 2010-02-22 Optical fiber polishing apparatus and method
CN2010800121951A CN102356339B (en) 2009-03-17 2010-02-22 Optical fiber polishing apparatus and method
US13/148,815 US20110312249A1 (en) 2009-03-17 2010-02-22 Optical fiber polishing apparatus and method

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US16081709P 2009-03-17 2009-03-17
US61/160,817 2009-03-17

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JPH0627330A (en) * 1992-07-08 1994-02-04 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> End face polishing device for optical connector ferrule
WO2006134742A1 (en) * 2005-06-14 2006-12-21 Kuken Co., Ltd. Hand-held polishing device

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CN102356339B (en) 2013-11-13

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