Coupling fiber optic strands by aligning the ends of the fiber optic strands
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsRicky Perry, Julie Lorentzen
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Abstract
The technologies described herein are generally directed to the use of fiber optic cables for communication. For example, a method described herein can include moving opposing members of a fiber optic securing clip from an open position to a closed position, wherein the opposing members are spaced apart to receive a first fiber optic strand comprising a bare end. The method can further include, based on the opposing members being in the closed position, securing the bare end of the first fiber optic strand within the fiber optic securing clip comprising optically coupling the first fiber optic strand to an end of a second fiber optic strand.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- moving opposing members of a fiber optic securing clip from an open position to a closed position, wherein the opposing members are spaced apart to receive a first fiber optic strand comprising a bare end;
- and
- based on the opposing members being in the closed position, securing the bare end of the first fiber optic strand within the fiber optic securing clip comprising optically coupling the first fiber optic strand to an end of a second fiber optic strand, wherein securing the bare end of the first fiber optic strand comprises securing the bare end of the first fiber optic strand to the end of the second fiber optic strand with a selected gap of space separating the bare end of the first fiber optic strand from the end of the second fiber optic strand, and wherein the securing occurs without permanently joining the first fiber optic strand and the second fiber optic strand.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a bare end of a first fiber optic strand by securing members of a fiber optic diagnostic clip, resulting in a received first fiber optic strand;
- and
- communicating a light signal from the first fiber optic strand to a second fiber optic strand via an optical coupling of the first fiber optic strand to the second fiber optic strand, wherein the optical coupling is facilitated by the securing members securing the received first fiber optic strand within the fiber optic diagnostic clip, as a result of which the bare end of the first fiber optic strand is communicatively aligned with a coupling end of the second fiber optic strand,
- wherein the optical coupling comprises securing the bare end of the first fiber optic strand to the coupling end of the second fiber optic strand with a selected gap of space separating the bare end of the first fiber optic strand from the coupling end of the second fiber optic strand, and wherein the securing of the bare end of the first fiber optic strand to the coupling end of the second fiber optic strand occurs without permanently joining the first fiber optic strand and the second fiber optic strand.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- joining opposing members to be spaced apart to receive a bare ended first fiber optic strand into a fiber optic securing clip, and
- placing a second fiber optic strand in relation to the opposing members to cause the bare ended first fiber optic strand to be received by the opposing members to be optically coupled to the second fiber optic strand,
- wherein the optical coupling comprises securing the bare end of the first fiber optic strand to a coupling end of the second fiber optic strand with a selected gap of space separating the bare end of the first fiber optic strand from the coupling end of the second fiber optic strand, and wherein the securing of the bare end of the first fiber optic strand to the coupling end of the second fiber optic strand occurs without permanently joining the first fiber optic strand and the second fiber optic strand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.