Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes – Optical article shaping or treating – Utilizing plasma – electric – electromagnetic – particulate – or...
Patent
1989-08-07
1992-03-03
Lowe, James
Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
Optical article shaping or treating
Utilizing plasma, electric, electromagnetic, particulate, or...
264 15, 264 36, 264230, 4251744, B29D 1100
Patent
active
050930486
ABSTRACT:
After fusion splicing of optical fibers, the splice area is positioned within a two-part transparent mold. Light-curable epoxy is injected into the mold and surrounds the splice area. A visible light source shines through the mold, which is preferably made of transparent plexiglass, thus allowing the epoxy to harden. The mold is opened and the rejacketed cable is removed. In order to ensure that the original jacket material at the cable ends does not separate from the epoxy rejacketing material, a heat-shrinkable tube may be installed over the rejacketed splice area.
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Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Lowe James
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