Optical waveguides – With splice – Including splice joint reinforcement
Patent
1996-06-05
1997-01-07
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
With splice
Including splice joint reinforcement
G02B 6255
Patent
active
055925790
ABSTRACT:
A method for fabricating a fiber optic cable splice comprises the steps of: ) positioning a malleable tube around a first fiber optic cable having a first optical fiber; 2) fusing the first optical fiber to a second optical fiber of a second fiber optic cable to form a fused region; and 3) crimping the malleable tube to the first and second fiber optic cables. The malleable tube may bent into an arc to facilitate payout of the splice through a payout guide. A heat shrinkable tube may be formed around the malleable tube and first and second cables to provide a dustproof seal around the splice.
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Cowen Steven J.
Dombrowski James H.
Fendelman Harvey
Healy Brian
Kagan Michael A.
Sanghavi Hemang
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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