Multi-electrode system with vibrating electrodes
US9952386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/262
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multi-electrode system includes a fiber holder that holds at least one optical fiber, a plurality of electrodes arranged to generate a heated field to heat the at least one optical fiber, and a vibration mechanism that causes at least one of the electrodes from the plurality of electrodes to vibrate. The electrodes can be disposed in at least a partial vacuum. The system can be used for processing many types of fibers, such processing including, as examples, stripping, splicing, annealing, tapering, and so on. Corresponding fiber processing methods are also provided.
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