Article and method for selective hydrogen loading of optical fibers
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsMokhtar S. Maklad, Melinda M. Ice-Anderson
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Abstract
A device and method for selectively hydrogen loading one or more portions of an optical fiber is described. The device includes a housing that defines a first optical fiber port, a second optical fiber port, a chamber within the housing extending from the first optical fiber port to the second optical fiber port to receive the portion of the at least one optical fiber, a hydrogen input port, and a hydrogen channel extending from the hydrogen input port to a portion of the chamber. A portion of an optical fiber is disposed in the chamber. Hydrogen is introduced into the chamber through a hydrogen channel defined by the housing. The hydrogen is then loaded into the portion of the optical fiber within the chamber.
Claims26
A device for selectively exposing a portion of at least one optical fiber to hydrogen, the article comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber, the housing having at least a first optical fiber port coupled to the chamber to receive the portion of the at least one optical fiber, the housing also including a hydrogen input port, and a hydrogen channel extending from the hydrogen input port to the chamber.
A method of loading hydrogen into a selected portion of an optical fiber, the method comprising:
- disposing the selected portion of the optical fiber in a chamber defined by a housing;
- and
- maintaining hydrogen in the chamber so that the hydrogen loads into the selected portion of the optical fiber in the chamber.
A system for loading hydrogen into a selected portion of an optical fiber, the method comprising:
- means for disposing the selected portion of the optical fiber in a chamber defined by a housing;
- and
- means for maintaining hydrogen in the chamber so that the hydrogen loads into the selected portion of the optical fiber in the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.