Glass manufacturing – Processes – Forming product or preform from molten glass
Patent
1975-07-28
1977-09-20
Lindsay, Jr., Robert L.
Glass manufacturing
Processes
Forming product or preform from molten glass
65 11R, 65 40, 65 42, 65152, 65DIG7, 219 57, 219 58, 350 96WG, C03B 3700, C03C 2700
Patent
active
040494144
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are described for permanently splicing glass optical fibers. The fibers are aligned colinearly, and their endfaces are brought into contact. An electrical arc discharge is generated at the junction between the fibers and is moved along the junction to ensure complete fusing of the fiber endfaces. Best results are obtained by first applying only enough heat to the fiber junction to cause the fibers to adhere to each other without forming a good optical connection, and thereafter, increasing the arc current to a value sufficient to cause complete fusion of the fiber endfaces.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co. The Bell System Technical Journal, vol. 50, No. 10, Dec. 1971, pp. 5153-5158 (65-40).
Corning Glass Works
Lindsay, Jr. Robert L.
Patty, Jr. Clarence R.
Simmons, Jr. William J.
Zebrowski Walter S.
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