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EP 1459116 A1 20040922 - METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF OPTICAL FIBERS BY MEANS OF CO2-LASER RADIATION

Title (en)

METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF OPTICAL FIBERS BY MEANS OF CO2-LASER RADIATION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM TRENNEN VON LICHTLEITFASERN MITTELS CO2-LASERSTRAHLUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE SEPARATION DE FIBRES OPTIQUES AU MOYEN D'UN RAYONNEMENT LASER CO2

Publication

EP 1459116 A1 20040922 (DE)

Application

EP 02798296 A 20021217

Priority

  • DE 0204693 W 20021217
  • DE 10164579 A 20011228

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03056372A1] Disclosed is a method for separating optical fibers by means of CO2 laser radiation, applicable with various types and sizes of fibers with or without cladding as well as with fiber bunches and fiber components. According to the inventive method, separation is performed by means of a special impulse regime adapted to each material, whereby minuscule volumes of material are removed along a line in a sawing-like process until complete separation has been achieved.

[origin: WO03056372A1] Disclosed is a method for separating optical fibers by means of CO<sb>2</sb> laser radiation, applicable with various types and sizes of fibers with or without cladding as well as with fiber bunches and fiber components. According to the inventive method, separation is performed by means of a special impulse regime adapted to each material, whereby minuscule volumes of material are removed along a line in a sawing-like process until complete separation has been achieved.

IPC 1-7

G02B 6/25; B23K 26/40

IPC 8 full level

G02B 6/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/0622 (2014.01); B23K 26/082 (2014.01); B23K 26/402 (2014.01); C03B 37/16 (2006.01); G02B 6/25 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B23K 26/0622 (2015.10 - EP US); B23K 26/082 (2015.10 - EP US); G02B 6/25 (2013.01 - EP US); B23K 2103/42 (2018.07 - EP US); B23K 2103/50 (2018.07 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03056372A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03056372 A1 20030710; AU 2002363842 A1 20030715; DE 10164579 C1 20030821; EP 1459116 A1 20040922; JP 2005513571 A 20050512; US 2005105871 A1 20050519

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0204693 W 20021217; AU 2002363842 A 20021217; DE 10164579 A 20011228; EP 02798296 A 20021217; JP 2003556838 A 20021217; US 50009004 A 20040624