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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Warren F Smith, Jr, Branford, CT (US);
Eugene Shapiro, Hamden, CT (US);
Joseph Winter, New Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Olin Corporation, New Haven, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29460 ; 350 9623 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for fabricating optical fiber cables having improved hermeticity. The optical fiber cables are formed by first reducing the water content of the buffer material surrounding each optical fiber. Thereafter, the dried optical fiber(s) are encapsulated into a metal or metal alloy tube. After fiber encapsulation, the tube may be sealed to prevent the ingress of moisture and/or water from the surrounding environment.