DE69118631D1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Polieren einer optischen Faser - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Polieren einer optischen Faser

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DE69118631D1
DE69118631D1 DE69118631T DE69118631T DE69118631D1 DE 69118631 D1 DE69118631 D1 DE 69118631D1 DE 69118631 T DE69118631 T DE 69118631T DE 69118631 T DE69118631 T DE 69118631T DE 69118631 D1 DE69118631 D1 DE 69118631D1
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polishing
optical fiber
fiber
optical
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DE69118631T2 (de
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Robert Wayne Mock
Harold Frey Muth
Donald Q Snyder
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AT&T Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3874—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using tubes, sleeves to align ferrules
    • G02B6/3877—Split sleeves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B19/00—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group
    • B24B19/22—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground
    • B24B19/226—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground of the ends of optical fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/25—Preparing the ends of light guides for coupling, e.g. cutting
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3851—Ferrules having keying or coding means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3863—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture fabricated by using polishing techniques
DE69118631T 1990-09-04 1991-08-28 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Polieren einer optischen Faser Expired - Fee Related DE69118631T2 (de)

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US07/578,996 US5107627A (en) 1990-09-04 1990-09-04 Methods of and apparatus for polishing an article

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DE69118631D1 true DE69118631D1 (de) 1996-05-15
DE69118631T2 DE69118631T2 (de) 1996-09-19

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US (1) US5107627A (de)
EP (1) EP0476861B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH04255809A (de)
KR (1) KR920006771A (de)
CN (1) CN1032739C (de)
AU (1) AU632708B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2050103C (de)
DE (1) DE69118631T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0476861T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2085967T3 (de)
HK (1) HK145596A (de)
MX (1) MX9100883A (de)
TW (1) TW200420B (de)

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EP0476861B1 (de) 1996-04-10
AU8359391A (en) 1992-04-02
JPH04255809A (ja) 1992-09-10
ES2085967T3 (es) 1996-06-16
CA2050103A1 (en) 1992-03-05
CN1032739C (zh) 1996-09-11
AU632708B2 (en) 1993-01-07
HK145596A (en) 1996-08-09
MX9100883A (es) 1992-05-04
EP0476861A1 (de) 1992-03-25
KR920006771A (ko) 1992-04-28
US5107627A (en) 1992-04-28
CN1060426A (zh) 1992-04-22
DE69118631T2 (de) 1996-09-19
TW200420B (de) 1993-02-21
CA2050103C (en) 1998-02-10

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