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Laser cutting and polishing methods for optical fibers and fibers resulting

US9205609B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Corning Cable Systems LLC · US

Inventors

Jeffrey Dean Danley · Hickory, US
Kevin Eugene Elliott · Horseheads, US
Darrin Max Miller · Hickory, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2012
Grant date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/2552
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method is provided of fabricating an optical fiber having a polished end face, including providing an optical fiber having an axis; positioning and maintaining the axis A of the fiber, at a specific location along the fiber, at a fixed position; and forming a laser processed end face on the individual fiber at said specific location L by irradiating the individual fiber at said location with one or more laser beams while moving the one or more laser beams in a rotational direction around the fiber. The method may be applied to a jacketed fiber and/or a fiber on a reel. Resulting fibers are also disclosed.

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