Device for removing a coating from an optical fiber using heated clamps

摘要

The present invention provides a device and method for removing a coating from a coated optical fiber (5), the coated optical fiber (5) having a cladding, a core and an axis, the cladding surrounding the core and the coating surrounding the cladding, the device comprising means for heating (1) the coated optical fiber while clamping the coated optical fiber, driving means (14) for driving protective means (3) to cover the coated optical fiber and be adapted for being inserted between the coated optical fiber (5) and the means for heating (1), and moving means (14) for performing a relative movement, in an axial or perpendicular direction of the optical fiber axis, of the means for heating (1) with respect to the cladding while the means for heating (1) are clamping the coated optical fiber (5) and while the protective means (3), which covers the coated optical fiber (5), is inserted between the coated optical fiber (5) and the means for heating (1), thus removing the coating from the coated optical fiber (5).