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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2007
Ying-chien Tsai, Kaohsiung, TW;
Yu-kuan LU, Nan-Tou Hsien, TW;
Yu-da Liu, Taichung Hsien, TW;
Wood-hi Cheng, Kaohsiung, TW;
Ying-Chien Tsai, Kaohsiung, TW;
Yu-Kuan Lu, Nan-Tou Hsien, TW;
Yu-Da Liu, Taichung Hsien, TW;
Wood-Hi Cheng, Kaohsiung, TW;
National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TW;
Abstract
A fiber grinding process includes: contacting an end of the optical fiber with a grinding surface in such a manner that a central axis of the optical fiber at the end is inclined to the grinding surface; rotating the optical fiber about the central axis; and changing a contact pressure between the end of the optical fiber and the grinding surface by applying a variable torque while rotating the optical fiber. A substantially cone-shaped end face with a substantially elliptic cross-section may be produced. A fiber grinding apparatus is also disclosed.