Self-contained fiber splicing unit and method for splicing toget

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1992-06-29

1993-09-28

Healy, Brian

Optical waveguides

With splice

Fusion splicing

385 95, 385 97, 385 98, 385 99, 65 41, 65 42, 65 12, 219 8516, 219 8522, G02B 636, C03B 2320, B23K 300

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052492460

ABSTRACT:
A self-contained unit and method for splicing together the ends of jacketed optical fibers. The unit comprises a guide to align fibers, such as a capillary tube, having opposite ends into which the ends of optical fibers to be spliced pass until they are in contact in a central portion of the guide. A heater high temperature proximal to the central portion of the guide, when activated, generates sufficient heat to fuse and splice together the contacting fiber ends. A securing means, such as spaced ferrules with a tube of ceramic material joining the ferrules, is mechanically associated with the guide to mechanically hold in position the optical fibers when spliced together. By bringing the ends of jacketed optical fibers into contact within the guide, in the vicinity of heater, and subjecting the ends to high temperature heating, the fibers are fused and spliced at their ends.

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