Patent ID: 6799383
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A system for stripping at least one optical fiber having an outer coating, the system including:a) an air source; b) air burst means, in operative communication with said air source, for generating one or more air streams from said air source during a predetermined time interval; c) an isolated air transport path for receiving an air stream from said air source, said air transport path comprising a heat chamber having an inlet port coupled to said air source and an outlet port; d) a heater including a heater core having a heat generating element, said heater core configured to transfer heat from said heat generating element to said air stream within said air transport path, wherein said air stream is substantially heated to a predetermined temperature sufficient to remove the outer coating from said at least one optical fiber; e) at least one output nozzle configured to couple to said outlet port; and f) a translator configured to selectively translate at least one of said at least one output nozzle or said at least one optical fiber, to direct said heated air stream from said at least one output nozzle onto a portion of said at least one optical fiber to be stripped; and g) a controller configured to selectively cause the output nozzle to output multiple heated bursts to remove multiple coatings from the fiber.