Apparatus and methods for marking optical fibers using an ink stream

A method of marking an optical fiber is disclosed, wherein the method includes forming an ink stream, moving an optical fiber over a fiber path that resides adjacent the ink stream, and periodically changing the position of the fiber path so that the optical fiber at least partially enters the ink s...

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Hauptverfasser:	Kaimal, Aditya, Nguyen, Kelvin, Keshavamurthy, Krishna Prasad Ambuga
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CABLES CONDUCTORS CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS ELECTRICITY i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME INSULATORS LINING MACHINES OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PRINTING SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING ORDIELECTRIC PROPERTIES SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS STAMPS TRANSPORTING TYPEWRITERS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of marking an optical fiber is disclosed, wherein the method includes forming an ink stream, moving an optical fiber over a fiber path that resides adjacent the ink stream, and periodically changing the position of the fiber path so that the optical fiber at least partially enters the ink stream so that the ink from the ink stream forms spaced apart marks on the outer surface of the optical fiber. An optical fiber marking apparatus is also disclosed that includes payout and take modules that move the optical fiber over the fiber path, a marking unit configured to form an ink stream adjacent the fiber path, and a fiber positioning device that causes the optical fiber to periodically intersect the ink stream so that ink from the ink stream forms spaced apart marks on the outer surface of the optical fiber.