Lucent Technologies Inc.

Elaine Fontes Parnagian

Dennis L Krause

A compact optical fiber cleaning apparatus includes a base plate and a retaining plate having a plurality of apertures. The base plate is configured to hold one or more resilient absorbers situated under the retaining plate. In operation, a wiper, such as a piece of lint-free cloth, is placed over the absorber and the retainer is closed. When closed, the plurality of apertures within the retainer allow wiper material to be forced through the apertures by the resilient absorber material. Each section of exposed wiper may be employed for a different cleaning purpose. For example, a solvent may be applied to one exposed section of the wiper, or to the underlying absorber material, with another exposed section of the wiper left dry. A technician may then clean an optical fiber endface, by first wiping the endface on the &ldquo;wet&rdquo; section of wiper material, then wiping the endface on the &ldquo;dry&rdquo; section of wiper material.

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Lowell, MA, United States of America

Elaine Fontes Parnagian