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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1996
Steven J Cowen, San Diego, CA (US);
James H Dombrowski, Carlsbad, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method for fabricating a fiber optic cable splice comprises the steps of: ) positioning a malleable tube around a first fiber optic cable having a first optical fiber; 2) fusing the first optical fiber to a second optical fiber of a second fiber optic cable to form a fused region; and 3) crimping the malleable tube to the first and second fiber optic cables. The malleable tube may bent into an arc to facilitate payout of the splice through a payout guide. A heat shrinkable tube may be formed around the malleable tube and first and second cables to provide a dustproof seal around the splice.