SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL FIBER CLEANING AND INTERFACE PARTICLE REDUCTION

An optical fiber cleaning assembly includes a cleaning tape, a first spool having the cleaning tape wound thereon, and a second spool onto which the cleaning tape is drawn. The optical fiber cleaning assembly further includes a drive mechanism for moving the cleaning tape from the first spool onto t...

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Hauptverfasser:	Major, Christopher M, Adebar, Troy K, Froggatt, Mark, Rohr Daniel, Matthew D, Bailey, David W, Blumenkranz, Stephen J, Donlon, Edward P, Schlesinger, Randall L
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CLEANING CLEANING IN GENERAL OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	An optical fiber cleaning assembly includes a cleaning tape, a first spool having the cleaning tape wound thereon, and a second spool onto which the cleaning tape is drawn. The optical fiber cleaning assembly further includes a drive mechanism for moving the cleaning tape from the first spool onto the second spool. A face of an optical fiber may be placed into contact with the cleaning tape, such that a portion of the cleaning tape wipes the face of the optical fiber as the drive mechanism moves the cleaning tape from the first spool onto the second spool.