Multiple optical fiber splice element having ramped porch

Details Multiple optical fiber splice element having ramped porch Multiple optical fiber splice element having ramped porch

1991-09-06

1992-10-13

Lee, John D.

Optical waveguides

With splice

Alignment of fiber ends prior to splicing

385 71, 385137, G02B 638

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active

051557878

ABSTRACT:
A device for splicing multiple optical fibers includes a novel splice element having two plates formed from a sheet of malleable material, there being a fold line in the sheet forming a hinge, the two plates being folded toward one another to define opposing surfaces. One of the opposing surfaces has several fiber receiving grooves therein, parallel with the fold line, and the other surface has ramps at each end to support the fibers proximate the transition from their buffered portions to their stripped portions. The ramps are adjacent porches which are integrally formed with one of the plates, the porches having additional grooves for aligning the fibers with the fiber receiving grooves. Stop pads are provided on both opposing surfaces, at the corners of the plates, to insure a clearance space at the ends of the plates which provides for more gradual clamping of the fibers, reducing insertion loss.

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Reliable Corelink.TM. Tomorrow's Fiber Optic Splice Today! Published by Reliance Comm/Tec--Copyright date of 1991 By E. C. Scholtens, 5 pages.

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