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US 7,922,400 B2Granted
Multi-electrode system
Assignee3SAE Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrett Clark, Robert G. 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.
Claims20
A multi-electrode system comprises:
- a support configured to hold at least one optical fiber;
- and
- a plurality of electrodes electrically coupled to a drive circuit, the plurality of electrodes comprising:
- a pair of electrodes arranged along a first axis;
- and
- at least one other electrode arranged along a second axis, different from the first axis, wherein, when driven by the drive circuit, the plurality of electrodes generate a plurality of arcs that produce a substantially uniform heated field surrounding an outer surface of the at least one optical fiber, including at least one arc generated between the at least one other electrode and at least one electrode from the pair of electrodes.
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An optical fiber stripper comprising:
- a support configured to hold at least one optical fiber;
- and
- a plurality of electrodes electrically coupled to a drive circuit, the plurality of electrodes comprising:
- a pair of electrodes arranged along a first axis;
- and
- at least one other electrode arranged along a second axis, different from the first axis,
- wherein, when driven by the drive circuit, the plurality of electrodes generate a plurality of arcs that produce a substantially uniform heated field surrounding an outer surface of the at least one optical fiber that strips a coating from the at least one fiber, including at least one arc generated between the at least one other electrode and at least one electrode from the pair of electrodes.
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An optical fiber splicer comprising:
- a support configured to hold at least two optical fibers with ends abutted;
- and
- a plurality of electrodes electrically coupled to a drive circuit, the plurality of electrodes comprising:
- a pair of electrodes arranged along a first axis;
- and
- at least one other electrode arranged along a second axis, different from the first axis, wherein, when driven by the drive circuit, the plurality of electrodes generate a plurality of arcs that produce a substantially uniform heated field surrounding an outer surface of the at least one optical fiber that spliced together the abutted ends of the at least two optical fibers, including at least one arc generated between the at least one other electrode and at least one electrode from the pair of electrodes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.