Optical fiber precision handling tool
US6088503A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3803
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A metrology frame for holding, transporting and aligning optical fibers while interconnecting optical fibers. The metrology frame includes an elongated rail and a pair of brackets slidably attached to the rail. The brackets are interconnected to a drive mechanism for moving the brackets along the rail. Attached to the brackets are aligning devices that orient and secure the optical fibers that are led from a fiber cassette. The metrology frame allows the optical fibers to be transferred through a series of optical fiber interconnection steps without having to re-secure or re-orient the fibers between the steps.
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