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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1999
K. Pattabhirami Reddy, Corning, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Cornign, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for manufacturing fiber-optic devices to precise CWL specifications by plasticizing one attachment end of a mounted fiber-optic device and finely adjusting the fiber tension while monitoring the CWL. In one embodiment, the method of manufacturing an optical fiber component to a precise CWL includes the step of affixing the ends of a fiber component under tension to a substrate to approximate a desired CWL. Subsequently, one end of the fiber is gripped with a movable clamp and the adjacent attachment plasticized while the tension on the fiber is adjusted until the CWL is within a desired range. The attachment is rehardened while the tension on the fiber is maintained by the movable clamp.