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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
Inventors:
Lalitkumar Bansal, Greenville, SC (US);
John Sugrim, Inman, SC (US);
Daiichiro Tanaka, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/25 (2006.01); G02B 6/245 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/25 (2013.01); Y10T 225/12 (2015.04); Y10T 225/321 (2015.04);
Abstract
A process and apparatus for cleaving an optical fiber are provided. The process includes window stripping the optical fiber using a laser source to create a window strip. The window stripped optical fiber is then scribed at a position within the window strip and tension is applied to the optical fiber. The cleaved optical fiber can be chamfered by applying a heat source to the cleaved end face. The above process and apparatus provide a high precision and inexpensive system for fiber cleaving and chamfering.