Fiber optics welder having movable aligning mirror

Patent · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:863886

Higgins, Robert W ^[1]; Robichaud, Roger E ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos, NM
2. Jemez Springs, NM

A system for welding fiber optic waveguides together. The ends of the two fibers to be joined together are accurately, collinearly aligned in a vertical orientation and subjected to a controlled, diffuse arc to effect welding and thermal conditioning. A front-surfaced mirror mounted at a 45.degree. angle to the optical axis of a stereomicroscope mounted for viewing the junction of the ends provides two orthogonal views of the interface during the alignment operation.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-08-1183
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4266852
• OSTI ID: 863886
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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