Tool for fusing optical fibers

Details Tool for fusing optical fibers Tool for fusing optical fibers

1994-08-11

1996-01-02

Lee, John D.

Optical waveguides

Miscellaneous

385 96, 385137, 219383, 65501, G02B 6255

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054816408

ABSTRACT:
A tool for fusing optical fibers is provided. The tool is preferably sized to be hand held and includes a housing having clamps that are positioned to engage recesses within a fusion sleeve placed in a chamber within the housing for holding down the sleeve. The housing includes a current source and conducting terminals for contacting and for providing an electric current to portions of the sleeve so that a heating element within the sleeve can fuse the first and second optical fibers together.

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