Fabrication of fused fibre devices

Details Fabrication of fused fibre devices Fabrication of fused fibre devices

1993-11-01

1994-08-30

Lindsay, Robert L.

Glass manufacturing

Fiber making apparatus

With fiber splicing or coupling means

65157, 65407, 65508, 219388, 219494, C03B 37025

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active

053424255

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for fabricating fused optical fibre devices comprises a furnace provided with an electric heating element (5). A heat-distributing insert (7) is provided within the heating element (5), the heating element and the insert being sized and shaped to define a heating chamber for an optical fibre arrangement. The apparatus includes means for passing electric current through the heating element (5), and means (8) for supplying and maintaining an inert atmosphere within the heating chamber.

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patent: 4879454 (1989-11-01), Gerdt
patent: 5141545 (1992-08-01), Grigsby
patent: 5205851 (1993-04-01), Suganuma et al.

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