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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2010
Brett Clark, Whites Creek, TN (US);
Robert G. Wiley, Franklin, TN (US);
Jared C. Meitzler, Spring Hill, TN (US);
Clyde J. Troutman, Spring Hill, TN (US);
Brett Clark, Whites Creek, TN (US);
Robert G. Wiley, Franklin, TN (US);
Jared C. Meitzler, Spring Hill, TN (US);
Clyde J. Troutman, Spring Hill, TN (US);
3SAE Technologies, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A multi-electrode system comprises a fiber support configured to hold at least one optical fiber and a set of electrodes disposed about the at least one optical fiber and configured to generate arcs between adjacent electrodes to generate a substantially uniform heated field to a circumferential outer surface of the at least one optical fiber. The electrodes can be disposed in at least a partial vacuum.