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US 8,557,052 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for stripping optical fibers and optical fiber assemblies
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsChristopher H. Lambert, Robert M. Harman, Daniel S. Homa
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Abstract
A method of removing a polymer material from an optical fiber assembly includes: disposing a liquid metallic material proximate to the polymer material, the polymer material being bonded to the optical fiber; heating the liquid metallic material to a temperature sufficient to burn the polymer material and de-bond the polymer material from a surface of the optical fiber; and removing the polymer material and liquid metal from the surface of the optical fiber.
Claims12
A method of removing a polymer material from an optical fiber assembly comprising:
- disposing a liquid metallic material proximate to the polymer material, the polymer material being bonded to the optical fiber;
- heating the liquid metallic material to a temperature sufficient to burn the polymer material and de-bond the polymer material from a surface of the optical fiber;
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- removing the polymer material and liquid metal from the surface of the optical fiber.
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