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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Paolo Martinelli, Milan, IT;
Franco Trespidi, Piacenza, IT;
Paolo Martinelli, Milan, IT;
Franco Trespidi, Piacenza, IT;
Pirelli & C. S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A process of contactless monitoring the tension in an optical fiber and a tension meter which enables contactliess measurement of the tension in a bare and in a coated optical fiber. By measuring the retardation induced by the birefringence of an optical fiber by means of a polarized light beam incident to the fiber at an angle between about 10° and 25° to the detection optical axis, it is possible to accurately measure tensions over a wide range, i.e., from less than about 10 g to about 450 g. The method enables monitoring the tension during the ramp-up of the drawing process and is particularly advantageous for the control of the drawing tension in manufacturing of NZD, multimode or special fibers. Accurate monitoring of the tension both on a bare and on a coated fiber can also be achieved.