Method for midspan entry of optical ribbon fiber

Details Method for midspan entry of optical ribbon fiber Method for midspan entry of optical ribbon fiber

1994-11-02

1997-02-04

Bovernick, Rodney B.

Optical waveguides

Optical transmission cable

Ribbon cable

G02B 644

Patent

active

056007507

ABSTRACT:
A method of removing the encapsulant matrix from a selected span of optical ribbon fiber to provide access to one or more selected optical fibers wherein a strip of adhesive tape having a plastic card element attached to one end thereof is placed on a support surface with an adhesive surface of the strip of tape facing upwardly. A selected span of optical ribbon fiber is placed across the exposed top surface of the strip of tape and across the plastic card element. A selected amount of glue is positioned beneath the span length of the optical ribbon fiber overlaying the plastic card element so as to bond the optical ribbon fiber to a portion thereof. Next, the end of the optical ribbon fiber overlaying the plastic card element is lifted so as to initiate delamination of the encapsulant matrix from the optical fibers of the optical ribbon fiber, and the delamination caused by the tension on the glue bond is propagated by lifting the span length of the optical fiber which overlays the exposed surface of the strip of tape. Thus, the optical fibers contained within the optical ribbon fiber are removed from the encapsulant matrix by applying the delamination procedure to one or both sides of the optical ribbon fiber as may be required.

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