Optical-fiber ribbon with adhesive-free gaps
US11460652B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/448
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical-fiber ribbon includes intermittent gaps along its longitudinal length in which no bonding material is present across the width of the optical-fiber ribbon. These intermittent gaps without bonding material (e.g., adhesive beads) help to reduce or eliminate bonding-material interference as the optical-fiber ribbon is positioned within an alignment chuck during preparations for mass-fusion splicing.
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