Method and apparatus for fabricating an expanded beam cylindrically terminated optical fiber taper
CA 1319258 C · Owner: Presby, Herman Melvin · Inventors: Presby, Herman Melvin
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Abstract of the Disclosure, An apparatus and method are disclosed for fabricating an expanded beam cylindrically terminated optical fiber taper from a reduced diameter preform rod. The present invention comprises uniformly heating the circumference of a predetermined portion at an intermediate point of the preform rod to a predetermined temperature and then uniformly pulling the preform rod while continuing to heat additional material of the preform rod to produce a pair of expanded beam cylindrically terminated optical fiber tapers connected by a predetermined length cylindrical central section of standard optical fiber having a uniform diameter less than that of the original preform rod. …
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- Granted June 22, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 22, 2010.
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