Method of manufacturing arrays of monomode fibers
AssigneeFrance Telecom
InventorsLéon Bonnel, Georges Audibert, Philippe Gravey
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Abstract
The method of manufacturing optical fiber arrays comprises the steps consisting in: placing optical fibers in an enclosure in the form of a deformable parallelogram, the fibers being in an array of rows and of columns that are at an angle relative to the rows; and deforming the enclosure so as to vary the angle.
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A method of manufacturing optical fiber arrays (36), the method being characterized in that it comprises the steps consisting in:
- placing optical fibers (36) in an enclosure in the form of a deformable parallelogram, the fibers being in an array of rows and of columns that are at an angle (b) relative to the rows;
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- deforming the enclosure so as to vary the angle (b).
A device for manufacturing optical fiber arrays, the device having four faces (34) defining an enclosure suitable for receiving optical fibers (36) disposed in an array, the faces (34) giving the enclosure the shape of a parallelogram with non-parallel faces (34) forming an angle (b) between one another, the device being characterized in that the enclosure is deformable so as to vary the angle (b).
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