Method for producing flexible image transporting fiber optic conduit
Abstract
Abstract A PROCESS FOR ESSENTIALLY COMPLETELY ELIMINATING ACID SOUBLE CLADDING FROM AN OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE. AN ACID SOLUBLE CLAD COHERENT OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE IS COATED WITH AN ACID RESISTANT COATING EXCEPT FOR AN AREA ADJACENT EACH END, AND THE RESULTING EXPOSED AREAS ARE ACID LEACHED TO REMOVE ALL THE ACID SOLUBLE GLASS THEREFROM, LEAVING A FLEXIBLE AREA ADJACENT EACH END. THE FIBERS IN THESE AREAS ARE FUSED TOGETHER HOLDING THE FIBERS IN COHERENCY. THE ENDS OF THE BUNDLE ARE REMOVED FROM ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE FUSED SECTIONS, AND THE ACID RESISTANT COATING REMOVED. THE ACID LEACHABLE CLADDING IS THEN LEACHED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUNDLE, LEAVING A FLEXIBLE, IMAGE TRANSPORTING BUNDLE HAVING FUSED COHERENT OPPOSITE ENDS.
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- 👤 Richard R Strack
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