Method for in situ splicing optical fiber cables
US4416507A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3889
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
For splicing two optical fiber cables placed within a grooved dielectric support, centering and alignment of the fibers are carried out by means of centering pins inserted in longitudinal openings of an annular flange rigidly fixed to a terminal connector forming an extension of the grooved dielectric support, at least one of these openings being located at a distance from the cable axis which is greater than the radius of the cable.
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