$Optical fiber alignment device with self-healing refractive index-matching gel of polysiloxane and method of making$

Optical fiber alignment device with self-healing refractive index-matching gel of polysiloxane and method of making

A fiber alignment device is provided that includes a curable refractive index-matching gel that exhibits self-cleaning and self-healing characteristics upon multiple cycles of insertion and removal of an optical fiber.

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Hauptverfasser:	Drapeau, Richard J, Adams, Gary William, Zimmel, Steven C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONSONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS METALLURGY OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS PHYSICS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP
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Zusammenfassung:	A fiber alignment device is provided that includes a curable refractive index-matching gel that exhibits self-cleaning and self-healing characteristics upon multiple cycles of insertion and removal of an optical fiber.