Process for producing a leached fiber bundle, and improved leached fiber bundle

US6996315B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Schott AG · DE

Inventors

• Inka Henze · Udenheim, DE
• Michael Weisser · Sturbridge, US
• Brigitte Sommer · Mainz, DE
• Andrea Suchi · Alzey, DE
• Ute Busch · Albig, DE
• Tamara Sweeck · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE
• Richard Strack · Sturbridge, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 3, 2003
• Grant date: Feb 7, 2006
• Expiry date: Feb 23, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/06
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A leached fiber bundle with the light outlet points positioned as accurately as possible is provided, in which the end faces are not completely fused together, but rather are only fused together at their contact surfaces. The interstices formed are permanently filled with adhesives with the aid of a pressure reduction. To protect the optical fibers from mechanical load, adhesives are introduced into the transition region between the fixed end region and a flexible region. This allows the leached fiber bundles to be produced more economically and also improves their service life.