Method for locating a large number of fibre ends in a pre-determined position
US6542676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3885
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for locating a large number of fibre ends of a bundle of optical fibres, in particular glass, quartz or synthetic fibres, into a number of pre-determined positions encompassing the following steps:the glass, quartz or synthetic fibres are brought to bear against a fixing device encompassing a multitude of apertures for the glass, quartz or synthetic fibre ends,the fixing device and/or the multitude of glass, quartz or synthetic fibre ends protrude through the apertures of the fixing device in such a way that the glass, quartz or synthetic fibre ends are located in the pre-determined position.
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