LOW COST, DISPOSABLE OPTICAL FIBER CLEAVER AND A METHOD TO CLEAVE AN OPTICAL FIBER

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a device to cleave an optical fiber is provided. The device includes a base and a cover that is rotatably connected to the base. The base has a work surface and a mandrel disposed in the base and extending above the work surface. An opti...

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Hauptverfasser:	LURIE, Edward B, GONZALEZ, David, HENDERSON, Daniel H, HEINZ, Viktor, THOMPSON, Zachary M, ALLEN, William G, PEPIN, Ronald P
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY CUTTING CUTTING-OUT GLASS HAND CUTTING TOOLS MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES METALLURGY MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PERFORATING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PUNCHING SEVERING SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING STAMPING-OUT TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a device to cleave an optical fiber is provided. The device includes a base and a cover that is rotatably connected to the base. The base has a work surface and a mandrel disposed in the base and extending above the work surface. An optical fiber can be bent over a radiused surface of the mandrel and tensioned prior to cleaving. A shuttle is disposed in the cover over the mandrel, wherein the shuttle includes a flexible abrasive material that is configured to contact the optical fiber and create a flaw on a top surface of the optical fiber to initiate a crack in the optical fiber.