Splicing optical fibres

Details Splicing optical fibres Splicing optical fibres

1990-01-11

1991-03-19

Ullah, Akm

65 311, G02B 626, G02B 636, C03C 2502

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050005383

ABSTRACT:
Method of splicing optical fibres having a glass core and at least one plastics cladding layer comprises: stripping the or each cladding layer from the fibre ends, fusion splicing the bare fibre ends, placing the splice region in an open channel of a flexible mould, the channel being of uniform section, filling the gap between the bare, splice region and the inner wall of the channel with a curable plastics material, closing the flexible mould so that the channel walls close together and assume an internal shape complementary to that of the cladding layer or layers whereby to expel the surplus plastics material, curing the plastics material remaining within the mould, and opening the mould.

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patent: 4557556 (1985-12-01), Decker, Jr.
patent: 4688882 (1987-08-01), Failes
patent: 4796968 (1989-01-01), Coccoli et al.
patent: 4902324 (1990-02-01), Miller et al.

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