公开(公告)号：US20180031766A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15662551

申请日：2017-07-28

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Scott Carlson ,  Paul Suek ,  Marlon E. Holmquist ,  Mark D. Narum ,  Richard William Bruneau

IPC: G02B6/255 ,  G02B6/245

CPC classification number: G02B6/2551 ,  G02B6/245 ,  G02B6/2555

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of fusion splicing an optical fiber. The method includes the steps of mechanically stripping a coating layer from the optical fiber to form a bare fiber end and inserting the bare fiber end of the optical fiber into a resistive heating element structure to remove residual coating from a cladding layer. The resistive heating element structure shapes a severed end of the coating layer such that the severed end is fully within a cylindrical envelop defined by a non-disturbed portion of the coating layer. The method further includes a step of loading the optical fiber into an alignment groove of a fiber alignment fixture such that the shaped severed end of the optical fiber is in contact with the alignment groove. The method includes a step of fusion splicing the bare fiber end of the optical fiber to a cable fiber.

公开(公告)号：US12099237B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17056379

申请日：2019-05-17

Applicant: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： Mark D. Narum ,  Gregory Robert Mosier ,  Scott L. Carlson

IPC: G02B6/245

CPC classification number: G02B6/245

Abstract: A fixture for retaining an optical connector holder and optical fibers for splicing in an optical fiber stripping machine is disclosed. The fixture enables for two optical fibers of the connector to be appropriately aligned such that they can be simultaneously stripped in a standard optical fiber stripping machine. In one example, the fixture includes a main body extending between a first end and a second, a cavity defined within the main body the cavity, the cavity being for receiving an optical cable holder of an optical fiber connector, a first fiber retention structure for holding the optical fibers extending from the connector holder, and a second fiber retention structure for holding the optical fibers.

公开(公告)号：US10761269B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US15662551

申请日：2017-07-28

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Scott Carlson ,  Paul Suek ,  Marlon E. Holmquist ,  Mark D. Narum ,  Richard William Bruneau

IPC: B23K10/00 ,  G02B6/255 ,  G02B6/245

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of fusion splicing an optical fiber. The method includes the steps of mechanically stripping a coating layer from the optical fiber to form a bare fiber end and inserting the bare fiber end of the optical fiber into a resistive heating element structure to remove residual coating from a cladding layer. The resistive heating element structure shapes a severed end of the coating layer such that the severed end is fully within a cylindrical envelope defined by a non-disturbed portion of the coating layer. The method further includes a step of loading the optical fiber into an alignment groove of a fiber alignment fixture such that the shaped severed end of the optical fiber is in contact with the alignment groove. The method includes a step of fusion splicing the bare fiber end of the optical fiber to a cable fiber.