Method for the continuous processing of hermetic fiber optic components and the resultant fiber optic-to-metal components
US5337387A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4248
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Hermetic fiber optic-to-metal components and method for making hermetic fiber optic-to-metal components by assembling and fixturing elements comprising a metal shell, a glass preform, and a metal-coated fiber optic into desired relative positions and then sealing said fixtured elements preferably using a continuous heating process. The resultant hermetic fiber optic-to-metal components exhibit high hermeticity and durability despite the large differences in thermal coefficients of expansion among the various elements.
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