Rafael-armament Development Authority Ltd.

The State of Israel Ministry of Defence, Rafael Armament Development

Nathan Raz

Ehud Dekel

Shaul Atar

An apparatus and method for winding an optical fiber of arbitrary diameter on a smooth conical bobbin. The apparatus includes a slotted helical ring () attachable to, or integrated with a bobbin, the ring used to guide a fiber () in its initial first turn in the winding. After the first turn, the winding of a base layer and subsequent layers is achieved without needing a grooved bobbin surface.

Fiber guiding helical ring

An optical fiber dispenser for the payout of optical fiber from a moving vehicle so as to maintain a wire communication link with a control station. The dispenser has a bobbin carrying a multi-layer optical fiber pack and holding heating means connectable to a power or heat supply.

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Haifa, Israel

Nathan Raz