摘要 |
This invention is directed to a fiber attachment including a hot pad (16) an d solder glass (18) that attaches an optical fiber (12) to the hot pad (16). T he attached is formed by positioning the optical fiber (12) over the hot pad (1 6) and aligning the optical fiber (12). The optical fiber (12) is then raised a nd solder glass (18) preforms are positioned on the hot pad (16). Heat is appli ed to the glass preforms such that they melt. Once the preforms are melted, the optical fiber (12) is lowered into the molten solder glass (18). The current is then removed and the solder glass solidifies as it cools to form an attachment between the optical fiber (12) and the hot pad (16).
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