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.

公开(公告)号：US20230221498A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US18001250

申请日：2021-06-08

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Chinmay M. Bendale ,  Samuel Taylor Finnegan ,  Laurens Izaäk Van Wuijckhuijse ,  Aaron B. Dannen ,  Scott L. Carlson ,  Richard William Bruneau ,  Paige E. Canzonieri ,  Lawrence Joseph Sorenson ,  Jaime Gonzalez Batista

IPC: G02B6/38 ,  H05B1/02

CPC classification number: G02B6/3861 ,  H05B1/0247 ,  G02B6/3898

Abstract: Methods and devices for assembling a fiber optic connector are provided. A device supports at least one fiber optic connector. The connector has an optical fiber inserted through the ferrule so that an exposed portion is disposed outside of the ferrule. Residual epoxy on the exposed portion is cured prior to physically manipulating the optical fiber within the ferrule. The device includes at least one heating chamber and a heat shield for curing of the residual epoxy.

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.