Apparatus and a method for identifying and splicing multicore fibers
US5706380A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3851
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to apparatus for identifying and splicing at least one multicore optical fiber and including both a system for displaying each multicore fiber and a fiber splicing system. According to the invention at least one ring for surrounding each multicore fiber to be spliced has an outside envelope that is homothetic (geometrically similar) in shape to the outer envelope of each multicore optical fiber, with the outer outside envelope of each ring being designed to be marked as a function of analysis of the image of each multicore fiber as obtained by means of the display system.
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