APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MARKING OPTICAL FIBERS USING A DEFLECTED INK STREAM

A method of marking an optical fiber includes forming an ink stream, moving an optical fiber over a fiber path adjacent the ink stream, and intermittently deflecting the ink stream with a gas jet so that the optical fiber at least partially enters the deflected ink stream so that the ink from the de...

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Hauptverfasser:	Kaimal, Aditya, Ambuga Keshavamurthy, Krishna Prasad, Nguyen, Kelvin
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS CHEMISTRY GLASS JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS METALLURGY MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PHYSICS SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of marking an optical fiber includes forming an ink stream, moving an optical fiber over a fiber path adjacent the ink stream, and intermittently deflecting the ink stream with a gas jet so that the optical fiber at least partially enters the deflected ink stream so that the ink from the deflected ink stream forms spaced apart marks on the optical fiber outer surface. 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 an ink stream deflection device that causes the ink stream to deflect and overlap the fiber path so that ink from the ink stream forms spaced apart marks on the outer surface of the optical fiber.