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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Herman M. Presby, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/638 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/638 ;
Abstract
A laser beam is used to ablate the outer cladding of an extended portion of an optical fiber. The laser beam is focused at a tangential point on the outer cladding. The laser can be rotated around the optical fiber while the optical fiber is held stationary. Alternatively the optical fiber can be rotated while the focal point of the laser beam is kept at a constant position.