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Patent No.:

US 9804336 B1

Date of Patent:

Oct. 31, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 18, 2016

Method to connect an optical fiber having a solid core with an additional optical fiber, optical fiber having a solid core with joining device and use of a 3d printer

Applicant:

Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventors:

Harald Giessen, Marnheim, DE;

Stefan Kedenburg, Gerlingen, DE;

Timo Gissibl, Leonberg, DE;

Andy Steinmann, Korntal-Muenchingen, DE;

Assignee:

UNIVERSITAT STUTTGART, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:

Harrity & Harrity, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Omar R Rojas

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G02B 6/38 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G02B 6/3802 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for connecting a solid core optical fiber () with another optical fiber (), wherein the solid core optical fiber () comprises a joining device (), which is created on one axial end of the solid core optical fiber () using a 3D printer and wherein the other optical fiber () is incorporated in the joining device () via an axial end of the other optical fiber (), which is thus connected with the solid core optical fiber (). In addition, the invention relates to a solid core optical fiber () with a joining device () created by a 3D-printer, and the relevant use of a 3D printer.

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