QUANTUM CASCADE LASER DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL-FIBER PROCESSING FOR CONNECTOR APPLICATIONS

Devices and methods for optical-fiber processing for connector applications are disclosed, wherein the devices and methods utilize a quantum cascade laser operated under select processing parameters to carry out end face polishing. The method includes supporting the optical fiber in a ferrule so tha...

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Hauptverfasser:	Bhagavatula Venkata Adiseshaiah, Bhatia Vikram, Akarapu Ravindra Kumar, Himmelreich John
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS CHEMISTRY CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING GLASS JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS MACHINE TOOLS MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR METALLURGY MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL PERFORMING OPERATIONS SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS TRANSPORTING WELDING WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Zusammenfassung:	Devices and methods for optical-fiber processing for connector applications are disclosed, wherein the devices and methods utilize a quantum cascade laser operated under select processing parameters to carry out end face polishing. The method includes supporting the optical fiber in a ferrule so that a bare end section of the fiber protrudes from an end of the ferrule by a protrusion distance. The method then includes irradiating the end face with light from the quantum cascade laser to polish the end face. The quantum cascade laser can also be used to form a bump in a central portion of the end face, wherein the bump facilitates physical contact between respective end faces of connected optical fibers.