Optical fiber cooling tube
AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsAurelien Leon, Denis Tschumperle, Olivier Schuepbach, Jean-Francois Bourhis
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Abstract
An optical fiber cooling tube includes an internal cavity through which an optical fiber passes and a set of injection passages that are distributed along the tube, open into the cavity, and are oriented in a contraflow direction relative to the direction in which the optical fiber moves.
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An optical fiber cooling tube including an internal cavity adapted to have an optical fiber passed through it and a set of injection passages that are distributed along the tube, open into said cavity, and are oriented in a contraflow direction relative to the direction in which said optical fiber moves.
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