Optical waveguides – Optical transmission cable – Ribbon cable
Patent
1998-09-18
2000-03-07
Sanghavi, Hemang
Optical waveguides
Optical transmission cable
Ribbon cable
156344, 156584, G02B 644
Patent
active
060350881
ABSTRACT:
A method for performing fiber break-out in an optical fiber ribbon, which does not require shutting down the fibers in the ribbon while break-out is being performed, includes the step of placing the ribbon on a smooth surface that is either flat or curved with a radius much greater than the critical bend radius after the matrix material of the ribbon has been softened and swollen. The ribbon is temporarily affixed to the surface, and the softened matrix is then pulled away therefrom. The ribbon is then turned over and temporarily affixed to the surface and the remaining matrix is removed. The fibers that remain are then cleaned with an alcohol solution. In a variation of the method, the matrix is removed by rubbing or abrading it with a textured cloth or pad.
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Chandraiah Vidyananda Bangalore
Jackson Kenneth Wade
Small Richard D.
Sollenberger Neil Wilbur
Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Sanghavi Hemang
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