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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2003
Weijiong LI, Tucson, AZ (US);
Arturo Chavez-pirson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Eugene Merzlyak, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gary Paysnoe, Tucson, AZ (US);
Bryan Steward, Tucson, AZ (US);
Wenyan Tian, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shibin Jiang, Tucson, AZ (US);
Weijiong Li, Tucson, AZ (US);
Arturo Chavez-Pirson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Eugene Merzlyak, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gary Paysnoe, Tucson, AZ (US);
Bryan Steward, Tucson, AZ (US);
Wenyan Tian, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shibin Jiang, Tucson, AZ (US);
NP Photonics, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
Thermally dissimilar glass fibers are fusion spliced by pretreating the cleaved end surface of the high-temperature fiber to provide a smooth surface for making good contact with the low-temperature fiber. The fibers are heated to a temperature that is high enough to soften the low-temperature fiber but not the high-temperature fiber and brought in contact to form the fusion joint.