DocumentCode
996579
Title
Cutting optical fibres with a hot wire
Author
Khoe, G.D. ; Kuyt, G.
Author_Institution
Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Volume
13
Issue
5
fYear
1977
Firstpage
147
Lastpage
148
Abstract
A hot metal wire creates a knee in the fibre and a score in the hollow of the knee. The knee is used to introduce a nonuniform stress distribution across the fibre with a maximum at the score. Reproducible mirror-finished fibre ends were made by using a compact tool.
Keywords
cutting; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; cutting; hot metal wire; nonuniform stress distribution; optical fibres; reproducible mirror finished fibre ends;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19770104
Filename
4249248
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