Patent ID: 9091834
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic splice housing for eliminating the tension in the fibers in the fluctuating thermal environment of a well bore comprising: a. a pressure housing surrounding a splice tray; b. Fiber in Metal Tubes (FIMT's) attached to each end of the pressure housing by compression fittings; c. optical fibers deployed through said FIMT's and spliced together in the middle of the splice tray; d. removable pins inserted along the length of the splice tray; e. wherein the optical fibers deployed through the splice tray are woven around the removable pins in a wave pattern during assembly of the fiber optic splice housing before the removable pins are removed so that the enclosed fibers are longer than the housing and not in tension in the fluctuating thermal environment of a wellbore.