Method for repairing a closure fault of a metal tube containing at least one optical fiber by laser welding
US5700990A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49718
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of repairing a closure defect in a metal tube containing at least one transmission optical fiber entails bending and tensioning a portion of the tube including the defect and laser welding point by point along the defect within the bent portion with the minimun heat input at each point.
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