GRADUAL FIBER CLADDING LIGHT STRIPPER AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD

Abstract

A gradual fiber cladding light stripper and its manufacturing method is disclosed to include an optical fiber that has a core, a cladding outside the core and an outer coating outside the cladding, the outer coating being removed by a preset cutting fixture to form a pre-stripping section, and a recoating section coated on the surface of the pre-stripping section at one time with a covering glue, the covering glue being irradiated and cured through a preset light curing device to form the recoating section with a gradual light stripping rate. The recoating section has a laser light input terminal with a relatively lower light stripping rate, and a laser light output terminal with a relatively higher light stripping rate.

Claims

1. A gradual fiber cladding light stripper, comprising: an optical fiber comprising a core, a cladding outside said core and an outer coating outside said cladding, said outer coating being removed by a preset cutting fixture to form a pre-stripping section; and a recoating section coated on the surface of said pre-stripping section at one time with a covering glue, said covering glue being irradiated and cured through a preset light curing device to form said recoating section with a gradual light stripping rate, said recoating section comprising a laser light input terminal with a relatively lower light stripping rate and a laser light output terminal with a relatively higher light stripping rate.

2. The gradual fiber cladding light stripper as claimed in claim 1, wherein said preset light curing device comprises a light source capable of emitting an ultraviolet light beam, a galvanometer set provided on one side of said light source for receiving said ultraviolet light beam and generating a moving light spot, and a field lens arranged between said galvanometer set and said optical fiber to focus and homogenize said light spot, so that said recoating section is irradiated by said light spot uniformly.

3. The gradual fiber cladding light stripper as claimed in claim 1, wherein said preset light curing device comprises a preset transfer fixture that moves along a preset track with a gradual movement of fast first and then slow or slow first and then fast, said preset transfer fixture being provided with a light source capable of emitting an ultraviolet light beam, said light source irradiating said covering glue to form a gradual exposure, so that said recoating section is uniformly irradiated by said ultraviolet light beam.

4. The gradual fiber cladding light stripper as claimed in claim 1, wherein said preset light curing device comprises said light source capable of emitting ultraviolet light, and an attenuator provided on one side of said light source to receive said ultraviolet light and generate a gradual irradiation intensity, said ultraviolet light passing through said attenuator to form a light spot irradiated on said recoating section, so that said recoating section is uniformly irradiated by said light spot.

5. The gradual fiber cladding light stripper as claimed in claim 1, wherein said preset light curing device comprises said light source capable of emitting ultraviolet light and a mask provided with a predetermined pattern inside, said mask being provided on the side of said light source to receive said ultraviolet light, said light source being set on one side of said mask at a predetermined inclination angle to generate a light spot with a gradual irradiation intensity, said predetermined pattern being a long rectangle and said light spot being close to an egg shape, so that said recoating section is uniformly irradiated by said light spot.

6. The gradual fiber cladding light stripper as claimed in claim 1, wherein the part of said outer coating removed by said preset cutting fixture to form said pre-stripping section is in a ring shape.

7. A gradual fiber cladding light stripper manufacturing method, comprising the steps of: A1: providing an optical fiber, said optical fiber comprising a core, a cladding and an outer coating from the inner layer to the outer layer, said outer coating being removed by a preset cutting fixture to form a pre-stripping section; and A2: providing a covering glue and coating said covering glue on the surface of said pre-stripping section at one time, and then using a preset light curing device to irradiate and cure said covering glue, said preset light curing device comprising a light source capable of emitting an ultraviolet light beam, a galvanometer set provided on one side of said light source to receive said ultraviolet light beam and generate a moving light spot and a field lens arranged between said galvanometer set and said optical fiber to focus and homogenize said light spot, so that said covering glue is uniformly irradiated by said light spot to form a recoating section with a gradual light stripping rate, said recoating section comprising a laser light input terminal with a relatively lower light stripping rate and a laser light output terminal with a relatively higher light stripping rate.

8. A gradual fiber cladding light stripper manufacturing method, comprising the steps of: B1: providing an optical fiber, said optical fiber comprising a core, a cladding and an outer coating from the inner layer to the outer layer, said outer coating being removed by a preset cutting fixture to form a pre-stripping section; and B2: providing a covering glue and coating said covering glue on the surface of said pre-stripping section at one time to form a recoating section, and then using a preset light curing device to irradiate and cure said recoating section, said preset light curing device comprising a light source capable of emitting ultraviolet light and an attenuator provided on one side of said light source to receive said ultraviolet light and generate a gradual irradiation intensity, said ultraviolet light passing through said attenuator to form a light spot that irradiates said recoating section, so that said recoating section is uniformly irradiated by said light spot to form said recoating section with a gradual light stripping rate, said recoating section comprising a laser light input terminal with a relatively lower light stripping rate and a laser light output terminal with a relatively higher light stripping rate.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] FIG. 1 is a graph of the laser energy stripping rate and the UV light source irradiation intensity during operation of the fiber cladding light stripper.

[0014] FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of the partial removal of the optical fiber of the present invention in the outer coating.

[0015] FIG. 2B is a structural diagram of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention.

[0016] FIG. 2C is a light transfer simulation diagram of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention.

[0017] FIG. 3A is a diagram of the first embodiment of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention during manufacture.

[0018] FIG. 3B is a diagram of the second embodiment of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention during manufacture.

[0019] FIG. 3C is a schematic diagram of the formation of a gradual recoating section on the optical fiber when manufactured through the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. 4A is a diagram of the third embodiment of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention during manufacture.

[0021] FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of the formation of a gradual recoating section on the optical fiber when manufactured through the third embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 5A is a diagram of the fourth embodiment of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention during manufacture.

[0023] FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram of the formation of a gradual recoating section on the optical fiber when manufactured through the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] FIG. 6 is the first implementation flow chart of the manufacturing method of gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention.

[0025] FIG. 7 is the second implementation flow chart of the manufacturing method of gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention.

[0026] FIG. 8 is the third implementation flow chart of the manufacturing method of gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention.

[0027] FIG. 9 is the fourth implementation flow chart of the manufacturing method of gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0028] In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects and effect, the technical means used in the present invention and its structure are drawn to illustrate in detail the features and functions of the preferred embodiments of the present invention as follows, so as to fully understand.

[0029] Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a graph of the stripping rate and irradiation intensity of the fiber cladding light stripper during operation, where X axis represents the percentage of UV light source irradiation intensity (Power), and the Y axis represents the laser energy stripper rate. Under the conditions of the same stripping length, coating glue, and exposure time of the optical fiber, the use of different irradiation intensities will also cause different laser energy stripper rate. It can be seen that the stripping rate is -15 dB, -16 dB and -8.5 dB at 20%, 30% and 40% of the UV light source irradiation intensity, respectively. Among them, the stripping rate is the highest at the UV light source irradiation intensity of 30%, but after the UV light source irradiation intensity exceeds 30%, it becomes lower as the UV light source irradiation intensity increases. Under the condition of the laser pump output power of 10W, the highest temperature of 20%, 30% and 40% irradiation intensity is 54.5° C., 60.9° C. and 50.3° C., respectively. It can be seen from this figure that the laser energy stripper rate is directly proportional to the fiber temperature. If the amount of cladding stripped at the injection point of the fiber cladding light stripper is too large, the temperature rise rate will be more rapid and the fiber will be more likely to be burned. How to dissipate the high-order modal light in sections has become the research focus of the present invention, and it is implemented in the following embodiments.

[0030] Please refer to FIGS. 2A-2B and FIGS. 3A-3C, where FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of the partial removal of the optical fiber of the present invention in the outer coating, FIG. 2B is a structural diagram of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention, FIG. 3A is a diagram of the first embodiment of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention during manufacture, FIG. 3B is a diagram of the second embodiment of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention during manufacture, and FIG. 3C is a schematic diagram of the formation of a gradual recoating section on the optical fiber when manufactured through the first and second embodiments of the present invention. The main structure of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper is detailed as follows:

[0031] An optical fiber 1 includes a core 11, a cladding 12 on the outside of the core 11, and an outer coating 13 on the outside of the cladding 12. The outer coating 13 is removed through a preset cutting fixture (not shown) to form a pre-stripping section 130.

[0032] A recoating section 2 is coated on the surface of the pre-stripping section 130 with a covering glue at one time. The covering glue is irradiated and cured by a preset light curing device 3 to form the recoating section 2 with a gradual light stripping rate, and the recoating section 2 has a structure in which the light stripping rate of a laser light input terminal 21 is relatively low and the light stripping rate of a laser light output terminal 22 is relatively high. In particular, since the aforementioned covering glue is a transparent gel, the UV light of the preset light curing device 3 can penetrate directly after irradiating the covering glue. Therefore, there is no need to consider the problem of rotating the optical fiber 1 to make it uniform, and the covering glue can be uniformly cured to form the recoating section 2.

[0033] Please refer to FIG. 2C, which is a light transfer simulation diagram of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention. The transmission direction of the laser light is from left to right. Before the laser light reaches the laser light input terminal 21 of the recoating section 2 of the fiber cladding light stripper, the laser light can be totally reflected in the core 11 and the cladding 12 of the optical fiber 1. When reaching the recoating section 2, the total reflection condition will be destroyed, therefore, some energy is lost (such as the dotted line). Therefore, the longer the setting length of the recoating section 2, the more the loss of laser light. After the laser light passes through the laser light output terminal 22 of the recoating section 2, the remaining laser light energy will also be totally reflected in the optical fiber 1 for laser light transmission.

[0034] [First embodiment], as shown in FIG. 3A, the preset light curing device 3 comprises a light source 31 that can emit an ultraviolet light beam 32, a galvanometer set 33 provided on the side of the light source 31 to receive the ultraviolet light beam 32 and generate a moving light spot 36, and a field lens 34 arranged between the galvanometer set 33 and the optical fiber 1 to focus and homogenize the light spot 36, so that the ring-shaped recoating section 2 can be uniformly irradiated by the light spot 36.

[0035] The galvanometer set 33 receives the ultraviolet light beam 32 of the light source 31 and then deflects the ultraviolet light beam 32 in the X-axis and Y-axis directions, and homogenizes and focuses the ultraviolet light beam 32 through the field lens 34, thereby generating the light spot 36 of a circular plane or a rectangular plane. The aforementioned galvanometer set 33 comprises an X-axis galvanometer 331, an X-axis motor 332 that controls the X-axis galvanometer 331, a Y-axis galvanometer 333, and a Y-axis motor 334 that controls the Y-axis galvanometer 333. The principle of operation is: When the ultraviolet light beam 32 of the light source 31 is irradiated to the X-axis galvanometer 331 (or Y-axis galvanometer 333), the X-axis motor 332 (or Y-axis motor 334) continuously adjust the deflection angle of X-axis galvanometer 331 (or Y-axis galvanometer 333) through a control software (not shown), thereby adjusting the light spot 36 to irradiate the recoating section 2 on the surface of the optical fiber 1 in the X-axis and Y-axis directions. The light spot 36 is continuously moved to form a light-cured area, so that the ring-shaped recoating section 2 can be irradiated by the light spot 36 uniformly, and the cured recoating section 2 is as shown in FIG. 3C.

[0036] [Second embodiment], as shown in FIG. 3B, the preset light curing device 3 comprises a preset transfer fixture 37 that moves along a preset track 371 with a gradual movement of fast first and then slow or slow first and then fast. The preset transfer fixture 37 is provided with the light source 31 that can emit the ultraviolet light beam 32, so that the light source 31 irradiates the covering glue to form a gradual exposure, and the covering glue forms a recoating section 2 that can be uniformly irradiated by the light spot 36. The cured recoating section 2 is as shown in FIG. 3C.

[0037] The above FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C reveal a structure in which the recoating section 2 has a structure in which the light stripping rate of the laser light input terminal 21 is relatively low and the light stripping rate of the laser light output terminal 22 is relatively high. The stripping rate of optical fiber can be controlled in steps to form a gradual structure with a lower stripping rate closer to the laser light input terminal 21, and a higher stripping rate farther from the laser light input terminal 21. It avoids the burning of the optical fiber caused by the injection point of the fiber cladding light stripper due to the excessive amount of stripping.

[0038] [Third embodiment], as shown in FIG. 4A, it is a diagram of the third embodiment of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention during manufacture. The preset light curing device 3 comprises the light source 31 that can emit ultraviolet light 35, and an attenuator 38 provided on one side of the light source 31 to receive the ultraviolet light 35 and generate a gradual irradiation intensity. The attenuator 38 can be regarded as a lens with a built-in gradient grating. The ultraviolet light 35 passing through the attenuator 38 forms the light spot 36 irradiated on the recoating section 2, so that the ring-shaped recoating section 2 can be uniformly irradiated by the light spot 36. The cured recoating section 2 is as shown in FIG. 4B.

[0039] [Fourth embodiment], as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, which are a diagram of the fourth embodiment of the gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention during manufacture and a schematic diagram of the formation of a gradual recoating section on the optical fiber when manufactured through the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the preset light curing device 3 comprises the light source 31 that can emit ultraviolet light 35, and a mask 39, which is provided with a predetermined pattern 391 inside, provided on the side of the light source 31 to receive the ultraviolet light 35. The light source 31 is set on one side of the mask 39 at a predetermined inclination angle 9 to generate the light spot 36 with a gradual irradiation intensity. The predetermined pattern 391 is a long rectangle and the light spot 36 is close to an egg shape, so that the ring-shaped recoating section 2 can be uniformly irradiated by the light spot 36. The cured recoating section 2 also forms the structure disclosed in FIG. 4B.

[0040] Please refer to FIG. 6, which is the first implementation flow chart of the manufacturing method of gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention. Please also refer to the structure disclosed in FIGS. 2A, 3A, and 3C. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of:

[0041] Step 41: Provide an optical fiber, which comprises a core, a cladding, and an outer coating from the inner layer to the outer layer, and the outer coating is removed by a preset cutting fixture to form a pre-stripping section.

[0042] Step 42: Provide a covering glue, which is coated on the surface of the pre-stripping section at one time, and the covering glue is irradiated and cured through a preset light curing device. The preset light curing device comprises a light source that can emit an ultraviolet light beam, a galvanometer set provided on the side of the light source to receive the ultraviolet light beam and generate a moving light spot, and a field lens arranged between the galvanometer set and the optical fiber to focus and homogenize the light spot, so that the covering glue can be uniformly irradiated by the light spot to form a recoating section with a gradual light stripping rate, and the recoating section has a laser light input terminal with a lower light stripping rate and a laser light output terminal with a higher light stripping rate.

[0043] Please refer to FIG. 7, which is the second implementation flow chart of the manufacturing method of gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention. Please also refer to the structure disclosed in FIGS. 2A, 3B, and 3C. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of:

[0044] Step 51: Provide an optical fiber, which comprises a core, a cladding, and an outer coating from the inner layer to the outer layer, and the outer coating is removed by a preset cutting fixture to form a pre-stripping section.

[0045] Step 52: Provide a covering glue, which is coated on the surface of the pre-stripping section at one time, and the covering glue is irradiated and cured through a preset light curing device. The preset light curing device comprises a preset transfer fixture that moves along a preset track with a gradual movement of fast first and then slow or slow first and then fast. The preset transfer fixture is provided with a light source that can emit an ultraviolet light beam, so that the light source irradiates the covering glue to form a gradual exposure, and the covering glue forms a recoating section with a gradual light stripping rate that can be uniformly irradiated by the ultraviolet light beam, and the recoating section has a laser light input terminal with a lower light stripping rate and a laser light output terminal with a higher light stripping rate.

[0046] Please refer to FIG. 8, which is the third implementation flow chart of the manufacturing method of gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention. Please also refer to the structure disclosed in FIGS. 2A, 4A, and 4B. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of:

[0047] Step 61: Provide an optical fiber, which comprises a core, a cladding, and an outer coating from the inner layer to the outer layer, and the outer coating is removed by a preset cutting fixture to form a pre-stripping section.

[0048] Step 62: Provide a covering glue, which is coated on the surface of the pre-stripping section at one time to form a recoating section, and the recoating section is irradiated and cured through a preset light curing device. The preset light curing device comprises a light source that can emit ultraviolet light, and an attenuator provided on one side of the light source to receive the ultraviolet light and generate a gradual irradiation intensity. The ultraviolet light passing through the attenuator forms a light spot irradiated on the ring-shaped recoating section, so that the recoating section can be uniformly irradiated by the light spot to form the recoating section with a gradual light stripping rate. The recoating section has a laser light input terminal with a lower light stripping rate and a laser light output terminal with a higher light stripping rate.

[0049] Please refer to FIG. 9, which is the fourth implementation flow chart of the manufacturing method of gradual fiber cladding light stripper of the present invention. Please also refer to the structure disclosed in FIGS. 2A, 4B, 5A and 5B. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of:

[0050] Step 71: Provide an optical fiber, which comprises a core, a cladding, and an outer coating from the inner layer to the outer layer, and the outer coating is removed by a preset cutting fixture to form a pre-stripping section.

[0051] Step 72: Provide a covering glue, which is coated on the surface of the pre-stripping section at one time to form a recoating section, and the recoating section is irradiated and cured through a preset light curing device. The preset light curing device comprises a light source that can emit ultraviolet light, and a mask, which is provided with a predetermined pattern inside, provided on the side of the light source to receive the ultraviolet light. The light source is set on one side of the mask at a predetermined inclination angle to generate a light spot with a gradual irradiation intensity. The predetermined pattern is a long rectangle and the light spot is close to an egg shape, so that the recoating section can be uniformly irradiated by the light spot. The recoating section has a laser light input terminal with a lower light stripping rate and a laser light output terminal with a higher light stripping rate.

[0052] According to the disclosure in FIGS. 1 to 9 above, it can be understood that the present invention is a gradual fiber cladding light stripper. The main feature is that the stripping rate of the optical fiber 1 is controlled in a stepwise manner to form a lower stripping rate closer to the laser light input terminal 21, and a higher stripping rate farther from the laser light input terminal 21. The gradual structure avoids the burning of the optical fiber 1 caused by the injection point of the fiber cladding light stripper due to the excessive stripping amount. At the same time, the covering glue is coated on the surface of the pre-stripping section 130 of the optical fiber 1 at a time, and the covering glue is controlled to solidify in sections to form different light stripping rates, which can greatly reduce the manufacturing process of the fiber cladding light stripper to achieve the purpose of reducing production costs. The invention is applied in the field of optical fiber lasers and has excellent practicability, so a patent application was filed to seek patent protection.

[0053] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not limited to the scope of the patent of the present invention. Therefore, all simple modifications and equivalent structural changes made by using the description and schematic content of the present invention should be included in the scope of the patent of the present invention in the same way.

[0054] In summary, the above-mentioned gradual fiber cladding light stripper and its manufacturing method of the present invention can indeed achieve its effect and purpose when used. Therefore, the present invention is an invention with excellent practicability. In order to meet the requirements of an invention patent application, an application is filed in accordance with the law. The inventor hopes that the review committee will grant the approval of this application as soon as possible to ensure the inventor’s hard research and development.