Method for Producing an Optical Fiber Strip Comprising Several Inidividual Optical Fibers

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for creating a fibre strip (12) composed of individual fibres (11). some sections of the latter (11) being subjected to a surface treatment, far example by moms of a laser (13). According to the invention, the individual fibres (11) are conducted in the fibre strip (12) without torsion, at least between the treatment process step and the fitting process step to prevent distortion. This ensures that the angular position of the surface-treated sections in the fibre strip (12) can be advantageously predicted and that the optical behaviour of the fibre strip, which is dependent on the flexure, permits conclusions to be drawn about the degree of bonding in the fibre strip. The fibre strip can be used, for example, as a sensor strip, which can be utilised in the bumper of a motor vehicle to identify the impact of pedestrians.

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