Apparatus and methods for processing optical fibers with a...

Coating apparatus – Gas or vapor deposition – Running length work

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C156S345310, C156S345320, C118S719000, C414S939000, C204S298240

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06852169

ABSTRACT:
Plasma processing system and methods for stripping the buffer and, optionally, removing the cladding from an optical fiber. The plasma processing system includes a holder capable of holding one or more optical fibers such that a mid-span portion of each optical fiber is exposed to a plasma generated within a processing chamber of the system and the ends of each optical fiber are unaffected by the plasma treatment. Tapered transition zones are created between the plasma-treated portion of the optical fiber and the shielded ends. Treatment may be accomplished using a plasma containing atomic and molecular radicals and ions of fluorine and oxygen.

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