Method and apparatus for centering the core of a light guide fiber in a light guide end portion
US4763980A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3863
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The eccentricity of the core of the light guide fiber relative to the outer casing of the light guide end portion is detected by viewing the end face while simultaneously rotating the light guide end portion. When an eccentricity is detected, the light guide fiber is displaced by impressing an impressing segment into the end face of the light guide end portion until the core of the light guide fiber extends coaxially with respect to the central axis of the light guide end portion. For that purpose the light guide end portion is clamped in an adjusting device under a microscope.
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