Title:
SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SPLICING TOGETHER OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON CABLES HAVING DIFFERENT CORE-TO-CORE SPACINGS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2019086774
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide systems and methods for splicing together optical fiber ribbon cables having different core-to-core spacings.SOLUTION: A system forms, at an end of a multifiber ribbon cable 40, a multifiber ribbon cable segment having an enlarged core-to-core spacing. A UV-transparent mold is mounted on top of a chassis. The mold defines a plurality of individual fiber channels corresponding to individual fibers of the existing multifiber ribbon cable and having a spacing equal to the enlarged core-to-core spacing. Each individual fiber channel passes through an internal cavity. The assembled mold further includes an injection system for receiving light-curable flowable material from a reservoir and pumping system and feeding it into the internal cavity, and at least one vent allowing air to escape from the internal cavity as the light-curable flowable material is fed into the internal cavity. The injected material is cured by exposure to curing light.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
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Inventors:
DENIS E BUREK
WLADYSLAW CZOSNOWSKI
YUE LIANG
WLADYSLAW CZOSNOWSKI
YUE LIANG
Application Number:
JP2018206413A
Publication Date:
June 06, 2019
Filing Date:
November 01, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OFS FITEL LLC
International Classes:
G02B6/255
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Okabe
Koji Yoshizawa
Haruhiko Mimura
Yoichi Okabe
Koji Yoshizawa
Haruhiko Mimura
Yoichi Okabe