Method of manufacturing optical fiber ribbons
US6454894B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/448
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of manufacturing optical ribbons, wherein the optical fibers are paid out by an optical fiber pay-out unit, and grouped together in a nozzle where they are coated in a coating material which is caused to set in order to form an optical fiber ribbon. A plurality of groups of optical fibers are formed in parallel in as many nozzles as possible, and the groups of optical fibers, which are coated in a coating material, are caused to set simultaneously using a single setting means for setting the coating material, in order to form as many ribbons of optical fibers as possible, thereby enabling the manufacturing cost of a ribbon to be reduced.
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