Method for fabrication of fused fibre devices
US5288301A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/2835
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method and apparatus for fabricating fused optical fibre devices includes a furnace provided with an electric heating element. A heat-distributing insert is provided within the heating element, the heating element and the insert being sized and shaped to define a heating chamber for an optical fibre arrangement. The method includes passing electric current through the heating element, and supplying and maintaining an inert atmosphere within the heating chamber.
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