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Method of fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers
Assignee: Fujikura Ltd
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Filing: 1988-12-01
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Granted: 1991-05-07
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Expires: 2008-12-01
Abstract
Abstract Fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers includes the steps of: observing a polarization maintaining optical fiber containing stress applying members in a predetermined direction, using a core direct monitoring method to obtain a reference image; aligning the pair of polarization maintaining optical fibers to be fusion-spliced; automatically rotating the fibers while observing them with the core direct monitoring method until the images of the pair coincide with the reference image; and fusion splicing the pair together.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenichiroh Itoh
- 👤 Nikio Yoshinuma
- 👤 Naomichi Suzuji
- 👤 Takeshi Yamada
- 👤 Hiroyuki Taya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:30
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/255; G02B6/2551; G02B6/2555
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, comprising the steps of: observing a polarization maintaining optical fiber containing stress applying members in a predetermined direction, using a core direct monitoring method to obtain a reference image; setting a pair of polarization maintaining optical fibers to be fusion-spliced in a line; rotating said pair of optical fibers in a circumferential direction thereof, while observing said pair of optical fibers by a core direct monitoring method, so that images of said pair of optical fibers coincide with said reference image said rotating step being automatically performed based on an automatic comparison of said images of said pair of optical fibers and said reference image. and fusion splicing said fiber.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, comprising the steps of: observing a polarization maintaining optical fiber containing stress applying members in a predetermined direction, using a core direct monitoring method to obtain a reference image; setting a pair of polarization maintaining optical fibers to be fusion-spliced in a line; rotating said pair of optical fibers in a circumferential direction thereof, while observing said pair of optical fibers by a core direct monitoring method, so that images of said pair of optical fibers coincide with said reference image said rotating step being automatically performed based on an automatic comparison of said images of said pair of optical fibers and said reference image. and fusion splicing said fiber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: following said rotating step, further rotating one of said pair of optical fibers in said circumferential direction by a predetermined angle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 3, in which said further rotating step is automatically performed based on a predetermined angle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 2, in which said predetermined angle is 45°.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 2, in which said predetermined angle is 90°.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 1, in which said predetermined direction is perpendicular to a plane containing the axes of said stress applying members contained in said first recited optical fiber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 7, in which said predetermined direction is perpendicular to the axes of said stress applying members contained in said first recited optical fiber.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, comprising the steps of: setting a pair of polarization maintaining optical fibers containing stress applying members in a line; rotating said pair of optical fibers in a circumferential direction thereof, while observing said pair of optical fibers by a core direct monitoring method, to coincide images of said pair of optical fibers with an image obtained by observing a polarization optical fiber containing stress applying members in a predetermined direction by a core direct monitoring method, said rotating step being automatically performed based on an automatic comparison of said images of said pair of optical fibers and said reference image, and fusion splicing said fibers.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, comprising the steps of: setting a pair of polarization maintaining optical fibers containing stress applying members in a line; rotating said pair of optical fibers in a circumferential direction thereof, while observing said pair of optical fibers by a core direct monitoring method, to coincide images of said pair of optical fibers with an image obtained by observing a polarization optical fiber containing stress applying members in a predetermined direction by a core direct monitoring method, said rotating step being automatically performed based on an automatic comparison of said images of said pair of optical fibers and said reference image, and fusion splicing said fibers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 8, further comprising the step of: following said rotating step, further rotating one of said pair of optical fibers in said circumferential direction by a predetermined angle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 9, in which said further rotating step is automatically performed based on a predetermined angle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 8, in which said predetermined direction is perpendicular to a plane containing the axes of said stress applying members.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fiber, according to claim 8, in which said predetermined direction is perpendicular to the axes of stress applying members coplanar with the axes of the stress applying members contained in said first recited optical fiber.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 9, in which said predetermined angle is 45°.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method for fusion-splicing polarization maintaining optical fibers, according to claim 9, in which said predetermined angle is 90°.
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