HIGH EFFICIENCY HEATER AND STRIPPER

摘要

A system for stripping an optical fiber includes a source of air, and a means for generating very short bursts of air. The heater (100) includes a heater core that includes a heat generating element and a heat chamber (114) enclosed within the heater core. A spiral-shaped air conduit (116) surrounds the outer surface of the heater core, and communicates with the heat chamber. Upon injection of air into the conduit, heat is transferred to the air from the heat generating element while the air flows through the air conduit and into and out of the chamber through outlet port (201).