Process for fusion-splicing hermetically coated optical fibers
US5018824A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2551
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process for fusion-splicing hermetically coated optical fibers each of which comprises an inorganic coating, an optical fiber glass and optionally an organic coating, which process comprises removing the inorganic coating, fusion-splicing the fibers and then coating a portion where the inorganic coating is removed with an inorganic material.
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