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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Corning Cable Systems Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Jeffrey Dean Danley, Hickory, NC (US);
Robert Bruce Elkins, II, Hickory, NC (US);
Darrin Max Miller, Hickory, NC (US);
Zhaoxu Tian, Hickory, NC (US);
Stephan T Toepper, Hickory, NC (US);
Kipp David Yeakel, Waverly, NY (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Coating removal systems for optical fibers are disclosed. An optical fiber includes a glass fiber, having a cladding and core, surrounded by a protective coating. By removing the coating at an end portion of the optical fiber, the end portion may be precisely positioned and secured in a connector to enable reliable optical communications. A laser beam may remove the protective coating while the optical fiber is under tension. In this manner, the coating may be efficiently removed while retaining tensile strength of the optical fiber.