Optical fiber cleavage method

Details Optical fiber cleavage method Optical fiber cleavage method

1992-09-03

1994-05-17

Lindsay, Robert L.

Glass manufacturing

Processes

Forming product or preform from molten glass

65 311, 65 102, 65 70, C03B 37023

Patent

active

053124685

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to optical fiber cleavage method making it possible to obtain an oblique optical fiber end face, consisting in holding a segment of optical fiber between two separated supports, in displacing one of said supports with respect to the other, and in causing the cleavage of the fibre in a break zone dictated by an onset of breakage made by means of a tool, such as a blade.
The fiber (4) is held embedded in said supports (1, 2) without exerting any stress on it, in particular any traction or torsion, one of the supports (1) is displaced solely in translation along an axis perpendicular to the axis of the fiber (4) whilst holding the other support (2) fixed, and the onset of breakage is made either before, during, or after said displacement of the movable support.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4621895 (1986-11-01), Motsko
patent: 4662710 (1987-05-01), Berge
patent: 5199966 (1993-04-01), Harvey et al.

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