Low-temperature hermetic sealing of optical fiber components
Abstract
A method for manufacturing low-temperature hermetically sealed optical fi components is provided. The method comprises the steps of: inserting an optical fiber into a housing, the optical fiber having a glass core, a glass cladding and a protective buffer layer disposed around the core and cladding; heating the housing to a predetermined temperature, the predetermined temperature being below a melting point for the protective buffer layer and above a melting point of a solder; placing the solder in communication with the heated housing to allow the solder to form an eutectic and thereby fill a gap between the interior of the housing and the optical fiber; and cooling the housing to allow the solder to form a hermetic compression seal between the housing and the optical fiber.
- Inventors:
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- Centerville, OH
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- EG & G MOUND APPLIED TECH
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870661
- Patent Number(s):
- 5568585
- Application Number:
- 08/403,019
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-88DP43495
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- low-temperature; hermetic; sealing; optical; fiber; components; method; manufacturing; hermetically; sealed; provided; comprises; steps; inserting; housing; glass; core; cladding; protective; buffer; layer; disposed; heating; predetermined; temperature; below; melting; solder; placing; communication; heated; allow; form; eutectic; fill; gap; interior; cooling; compression; seal; layer disposed; buffer layer; hermetically sealed; method comprises; optical fiber; predetermined temperature; hermetic seal; method comprise; compression seal; glass core; hermetically seal; hermetic sealing; sealed optical; /385/
Citation Formats
Kramer, Daniel P. Low-temperature hermetic sealing of optical fiber components. United States: N. p., 1996.
Web.
Kramer, Daniel P. Low-temperature hermetic sealing of optical fiber components. United States.
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"Low-temperature hermetic sealing of optical fiber components". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870661.
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author = {Kramer, Daniel P},
abstractNote = {A method for manufacturing low-temperature hermetically sealed optical fi components is provided. The method comprises the steps of: inserting an optical fiber into a housing, the optical fiber having a glass core, a glass cladding and a protective buffer layer disposed around the core and cladding; heating the housing to a predetermined temperature, the predetermined temperature being below a melting point for the protective buffer layer and above a melting point of a solder; placing the solder in communication with the heated housing to allow the solder to form an eutectic and thereby fill a gap between the interior of the housing and the optical fiber; and cooling the housing to allow the solder to form a hermetic compression seal between the housing and the optical fiber.},
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year = {Tue Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
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