Method and system for attaching one or more optical fibers to a retaining device
OwnerJoseph L. Dallas, Angelique X. Irvin +3inventors
InventorsJoseph L. Dallas, Angelique X. Irvin, Robert W. Irvin, Ralph S. Jameson, William A. Mamakos
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Abstract
A method is provided for attaching one or more optical fibers to a retaining device. The method includes: applying a fluid to a through hole in a retaining device; disposing an optical fiber proximate an end of the through hole; developing a differential pressure in the fluid across the through hole; drawing a portion of the optical fiber into the through hole using a force associated with said differential pressure.
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A method for attaching one or more optical fibers to a retaining device, the method comprising:
- applying a fluid to a through hole in a retaining device;
- disposing an optical fiber proximate an end of said through hole;
- developing in said fluid a differential pressure across said through hole;
- drawing a portion of said optical fiber into said through hole using a force associated with said differential pressure.
A system for attaching one or more optical fibers to a retaining device, the system comprising:
- a fluid in communication with a through hole in the retaining device;
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- a means for developing in said fluid a differential pressure across said through hole, said differential pressure providing a force for drawing a fiber into said through hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.