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Apparatus for fusion splicing optical fibers

US4878933A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 1986
Grant dateNov 7, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3805
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pair of V-shaped slot blocks mounted movably on a base in both the X and Y directions and a microscope for observing the opposed state of optical fibers contained on the blocks, are provided in an apparatus for fusion splicing optical fibers. The microscope is mounted movably in the X and Y directions under a base, thereby observing the opposed states of the optical fibers from below.

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