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US 5,706,380 AGranted
Apparatus and a method for identifying and splicing multicore fibers
AssigneeFrance Telecom
InventorsGeorges Le Noane, Gabrielle Perrin, Rene Le Marer
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AssigneeFrance Telecom
InventorsGeorges Le Noane, Gabrielle Perrin, Rene Le Marer
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The invention relates to apparatus for identifying and splicing at least one multicore optical fiber and including both a system for displaying each multicore fiber and a fiber splicing system. According to the invention at least one ring for surrounding each multicore fiber to be spliced has an outside envelope that is homothetic (geometrically similar) in shape to the outer envelope of each multicore optical fiber, with the outer outside envelope of each ring being designed to be marked as a function of analysis of the image of each multicore fiber as obtained by means of the display system.
Identifying and splicing apparatus for identifying and splicing at least one multicore optical fiber, the apparatus including both a display system for each multicore fiber and a fiber splicing system, the apparatus further including at least one ring surrounding each multicore fiber to be spliced and having an outside envelope that is homothetic (geometrically similar) in shape to that of the outer envelope of each multicore optical fiber, the outside envelope of each ring being designed to be marked as a function of analyzing the image of each multicore fiber by means of the display system.
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