Method for removing a coating from a portion of optical fiber

Abstract

A method for removing a coating (14) from a portion of optical fiber (11) comprises mechanically removing the coating (14) from two portions of fiber (16a, 16b) of predetermined length and spaced each other of a predetermined distance, and then immersing the portion of fiber (17) interposed between the two considered portions (16a, 16b) in a solvent liquid (28) so as to chemically remove the coating (14) thereof; the two portion of fiber (16a, 16b) from where the coating (14) has been mechanically removed are held only partially dipped in the solvent liquid (28), so that the solvent liquid (28) is prevented from reaching the portions of the fiber (18a, 18b) outside the solvent liquid (28) by capillary action through the coating.

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