Interconnection of optical fiber cables

Details Interconnection of optical fiber cables Interconnection of optical fiber cables

1984-09-17

1987-03-03

Sikes, William L.

350 9620, G02B 626, G02B 642

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ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber coupler (10) is disclosed for interconnecting a tap cable (20) to a bus cable (30). Each cable has a portion of its sheath removed at the point of coupling to provide exposed cores (24,34). The cores are intertwined a number of times and the tension on the cables is adjusted to yield the desired loss. A cladding material fills the intertwined region, including the interstices of the cores, to provide a continuous sheath in the axial dimension.

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