Process for preparation of optical fiber devices using optical fibers with thermally removable coatings
US5939136A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/02104
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of making an optical fiber device, which comprises the steps of providing an optical fiber element comprising an optical fiber having at least one thermally removable coating thereon, and thermally removing all or a predetermined portion of the thermally removable coating(s) to sufficiently expose said optical fiber for a subsequent processing step. Following removal of the thermally removable coating, the optical fiber has a predetermined median fracture stress, as measured according to FOTP-28. The optical fiber may then be processed into an optical fiber device and optionally recoated.
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