Laser welding line for repairing a closure fault of a metal tube containing at least one transmission optical fiber
US5880428A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49718
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A repair line for repairing a closure defect in a metal tube containing at least one transmission optical fiber which includes a repair station having a tube conditioning system for bending and tensioning a portion of the tube including the defect and a laser for welding point by point along the defect with the minimum heat input at each point.
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