Multi-Electrode System
Assignee3SAE Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrett Clark, Robert Wiley, Jared C. Meitzler, Clyde J. Troutman
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Abstract
A multi-electrode system comprises a fiber support configured to hold at least one optical fiber and a set of electrodes disposed about the at least one optical fiber and configured to generate arcs between adjacent electrodes to generate a substantially uniform heated field to a circumferential outer surface of the at least one optical fiber. The electrodes can be disposed in at least a partial vacuum.
Claims40
A multi-electrode system comprises:
- a support configured to hold at least one optical fiber;
- and
- a set of at least three electrodes disposed about the at least one optical fiber when held by the support, the electrodes configured to generate arcs between adjacent electrodes to produce a substantially uniform heated field about an outer surface of the at least one optical fiber.
A multi-electrode system comprises:
- a fiber support configured to hold at least one optical fiber;
- and
- a set of two or more electrodes disposed in at least a partial vacuum to be distributed about the at least one optical fiber when held by the support, wherein the electrodes are configured to generate plasma arcs between adjacent electrodes to produce a substantially uniform heated plasma field about an outer surface of the at least one optical fiber.
A method of generating a substantially uniform heated plasma field about at least one optical fiber comprises:
- maintaining the at least one optical fiber in a relatively fixed position and distributing at least three electrodes about the set of optical fibers;
- and
- generating plasma arcs between adjacent ones of the electrodes to produce a substantially uniform heated plasma field about the at least one optical fiber.
A method of generating a substantially uniform heated plasma field about at least one optical fiber comprises:
- maintaining the at least one optical fiber in a relatively fixed position and distributing two electrodes about the at least one optical fiber;
- and
- generating plasma arcs between the two electrodes disposed in at least a partial vacuum, wherein the plasma arcs produce a substantially uniform heated plasma field about an outer surface of the at least one optical fiber.
A multi-electrode system comprises:
- a support configured to hold at least one optical fiber;
- and
- a set of at least three electrodes disposed proximate to the at least one optical fiber when held by the support, the electrodes configured to generate arcs between adjacent electrodes to produce a substantially uniform heated field at an outer surface of the at least one optical fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.