There is an increasing need in the field of fiber optic telecommunications for stripped optical fiber. Many products, for example, require hermetic packaging. In order to hermetically seal around a fiber, the protective jacket must be stripped away, and replaced with a thin metal coating, and/or a metal ferrule to create the glass / metal seal. In many cases it is most practical to be able to strip the fiber in the middle, or mid span. Existing stripping methods include acid stripping and mechanical stripping, each of which, have limitations making them unsuitable for certain applications. A key aspect of a stripped fiber is its mechanical strength, typically measured as the point at which the fiber breaks under tensile stress. We report here the development of a laser stripping process, known as Reso-Strip, that is well suited for mid span stripping, and which yields clean fibers with tensile strengths well above industry standards.
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ICALEO 2001: Proceedings of the Laser Materials Processing Conference and Laser Microfabrication Conference
October 15–18, 2001
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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978-0-912035-71-0
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Laser removal of fiber optic coating Available to Purchase
J. Angell;
J. Angell
Resonetics, Inc.
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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J. Bernstein;
J. Bernstein
Resonetics, Inc.
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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P. Miller;
P. Miller
Resonetics, Inc.
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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G. Ogura
G. Ogura
Resonetics, Inc.
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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Published Online:
October 01 2001
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J. Angell, J. Bernstein, R. Gu, P. Miller, G. Ogura; October 15–18, 2001. "Laser removal of fiber optic coating." Proceedings of the ICALEO 2001: Proceedings of the Laser Materials Processing Conference and Laser Microfabrication Conference. ICALEO 2001: Proceedings of the Laser Materials Processing Conference and Laser Microfabrication Conference. Jacksonville, Florida, USA. (pp. pp. 1710-1719). ASME. https://doi.org/10.2351/1.5059844
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