Method for producing fused fiber bundles
US5935288A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B37/15
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for making a fused fiber bundle by providing a bundle of optical fibers, heating the fibers by a flame extending axially along the bundle, and translating the flame axially along the fibers. Tension may be applied to the heated bundle to reduce the diameter of the bundle.
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