Optical fiber splicer and rotatable optical fiber folder
Technical field
A kind of optical fiber splicer is the utility model is related to, can be with welding ordinary optic fibre, guarantor's linear polarization more particularly to one kind
Optical fiber, the universal optical fiber splicer for protecting elliptical polarization optical fiber and other labyrinth optical fiber.
Background technology
Optical fiber splicer be visual plant used in the production of the equipment such as fiber optic communication, Fibre Optical Sensor and optical-fiber laser or
Instrument.Mainly there are two kinds of optical fiber splicers on the market at present, one kind is ordinary optic fibre heat sealing machine, and another kind is guarantor's linearly polarized light
Fine heat sealing machine.
For ordinary optic fibre heat sealing machine using quite varied, the market demand is also larger, and the threshold that technology enters is also relatively
Low, the country, which has had more than ten companies, now can produce this kind of heat sealing machine.But for protecting linear polarization optical fiber splicer, at present generation
The main or Japanese Fujikura of production capacity can be formed in boundary, at home the nearly RMB 400,000 of medium-sized price, and
So-called modified also nearly 600,000, and newest a welding workbench price is unexpectedly more than 1,000,000 RMB, and safeguard
Cost is also very expensive.
At home, the Ministry of Science and Technology once supports that certain university is researched and developed as the special project verification of great instrument, but arrives mesh
Before untill be also merely resting on model machine level, yet no a company can veritably possess production protect linear polarization fused fiber splice
The ability of machine, its main cause are that technical threshold is higher, and technical difficulty is mainly reflected in lateral optical imaging and the mathematics of optical fiber
Algorithmic technique is not grasped well;Next to that extremely compact and accurate mechanical structure so that angular positioning function be difficult with
Fiber fusion-splicing unit integrates;In addition, if only for linear polarization optical fiber splicer is protected, its market capacity is not very
Greatly.The Recent Progresses In The Development that guarantor's linear polarization optical fiber splicer is caused due to above-mentioned many reasons is slow.
Moreover existing guarantor's linear polarization optical fiber splicer is nor omnipotent.Guarantor's linear polarization of Fujikura productions at present
Optical fiber splicer actually also can only welding in general guarantor's linear polarization optical fiber.And for currently used similar guarantor's linear polarization optical fiber
With unique construction optical fiber up to as many as tens classes, the shaped position of fibre core, birefringence or stress distribution is different, existing
It has been difficult that optical fiber is angularly positioned with algorithmic technique that linear polarization optical fiber splicer, which is protected, by being laterally imaged, and positioning usually can
Error.Welding between the optical fiber of different structure is just more difficult.Therefore there is serious production bottleneck, existing heat sealing machine exists
During applied to actual fiber welding, often there is situation about doing over again.
In addition, in the prior art by be laterally imaged the premise of positioning be optical fiber structure must with transmission axial constant not
Become, and it is to change (screw type change) with position length such as to protect elliptical fiber structure (being currently a kind of conventional optical fiber), nothing
Method is realized using existing guarantor's linear polarization optical fiber splicer based on the positioning of lateral image-forming principle.
Moreover, in general guarantor linear polarization optical fiber splicer welding area space is very narrow and small, high resolution microscope can not be used,
End face multiplication factor is inadequate, and image obscures, even if also being difficult to area by the modified Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber Fusion Splicer identified based on end face
Point.This is exactly the above-mentioned heat sealing machine problem close to 600,000 yuan of prices, and this is excessively to focus on Integration Design concept institute
The limitation brought.
Therefore, this area needs a kind of universal optical fiber splicer badly, available for the welding between various optical fiber.
Utility model content
Technical problem to be solved in the utility model is, there is provided a kind of optical fiber splicer with highly versatile,
It can realize that ordinary optic fibre under common fine footpath, guarantor's linear polarization optical fiber, guarantor's elliptical polarization optical fiber and unique construction optical fiber etc. are various
Welding between optical fiber.Special optical fiber described herein refers to that this area routinely protects linear polarization optical fiber and protects elliptically polarized light
All optical fiber with special construction beyond fibre.
In order to solve the above technical problems, optical fiber splicer of the present utility model, including two rotatable optical fiber folders, an optical fiber
Cutter, a location for optical fiber surface unit and a fiber fusion-splicing unit, wherein,
Two rotatable optical fibers folder, which is respectively used to fix two, treats welding optic fibre;It is fusion that optical fiber cutter is used for cutting two
Connect optical fiber and form two fiber end faces for welding respectively;Location for optical fiber surface unit can show the structure of fiber end face, supply
Observe the positioning scenarios of fiber end face;The fiber end face that two are treated welding optic fibre is welded together by fiber fusion-splicing unit;And
The rotatable optical fiber fixture, which has, to be treated the optical fiber groove of welding optic fibre for receiving, will treat that welding optic fibre presses on light
Fine groove and the fiber pressuring plate of fixation and fiber end face progress axial rotation and the angular positioning of positioning that welding optic fibre will be treated
Rotary part.
Specifically, the angular position rotating part, which includes one, will treat that welding optic fibre carries out axial-rotation to adjust orientation angle
The adjusting knob of degree and one will treat welding fibre lock with the hook knob of stationary positioned angle.
Specifically, the location for optical fiber surface unit includes an electron microscope and a display screen;The electron microscope
With the fiber stub for treating the positioning of welding optic fibre lateral attitude, it is ensured that fixed treat that welding optic fibre is put through rotatable optical fiber is clamping
After putting location for optical fiber surface unit, fiber end face structure can be most clearly shown on display screen.
Specifically, the display screen surface includes three groups of grid lines to cross one another, wherein two groups be it is mutually perpendicular,
Three groups form 45 degree of angles, the reference angularly positioned as fiber end face with another two;Or the display screen surface also can be wrapped only
Containing two groups of mutually perpendicular grid lines;Or the display screen surface also can only include the grid lines of two 45 degree of angles of composition, use
Make the reference of the angular positioning of fiber end face.
Specifically, it is equipped with optical fiber cutter, location for optical fiber surface unit and fiber fusion-splicing unit and rotatable light
The keeper that fibre folder matches, rotatable optical fiber folder and optical fiber cutter, location for optical fiber surface unit can be realized by keeper
Or fiber fusion-splicing unit Fast Installation and keep installation site to fix.The optical fiber cutter with automatic fixation by that can revolve
Turn the keeper of fiber clamp, it is ensured that each cutting position is consistent.
The present invention also provides a kind of rotatable optical fiber folder, have be used to receiving the optical fiber groove for treating welding optic fibre, will be fusion
Connect optical fiber press on optical fiber groove and fixation fiber pressuring plate and by treat welding optic fibre fiber end face carry out axial rotation and
The angular position rotating part of positioning;The angular position rotating part, which includes one, will treat that welding optic fibre carries out axial-rotation to adjust
The adjusting knob of orientation angle and one will treat welding fibre lock with the hook knob of stationary positioned angle.
Specifically, be provided with optical fiber groove on the body of rotatable optical fiber folder, optical fiber groove is to be used to receive and guiding is treated
Welding optic fibre.Along along the direction of optical fiber groove, one end of rotatable optical fiber folder is provided with mobilizable fiber pressuring plate, and fiber pressuring plate can
It will treat that welding optic fibre presses on optical fiber groove and is fixed;The other end is provided with rotatable adjusting knob, has on adjusting knob
Optic fibre guide gap, optic fibre guide gap is bootable and accommodates the optical fiber stretched out from optical fiber groove.When adjusting knob rotates, light
Fibre guiding gap rotates relative to optical fiber groove, so that fiber rotation is to realize adjustment angle.Rotatable optical fiber folder is also
Provided with hook knob, hook knob is located at the side of rotatable optical fiber folder, and hook knob is used for lock adjustment knob and locks light
It is fine.When hook knob is locked, can secured adjusted knob and optical fiber rotational angle so that the anglec of rotation is fixed.Regulation
The angular position rotating part of the structure of knob, optic fibre guide gap and hook knob.
Optical fiber splicer of the present utility model treats that welding optic fibre is fixed by two rotatable optical fiber folders to two, leads to
Cross optical fiber cutter cutting two and treat that welding optic fibre forms two fiber end faces for welding respectively, by being integrated in rotatable light
The angular position rotating part of fibre folder treats that welding optic fibre carries out axial-rotation to two respectively, passes through location for optical fiber surface unit point
Not Guan Cha fiber end face structure, when the structure of two fiber end faces when welding optic fibre go to respectively needed for orientation when, locking
Two are treated that welding optic fibre completes angular positioning, then treat that welding optic fibre is respectively placed in together with fixture by two that complete angularly to position
The corresponding position of welding unit (left and right sides), is then welded together by fiber fusion-splicing unit.So-called " required orientation "
User is exactly instigated to the positioning requirements of used optical fiber, makes two fiber end face regulations to the orientation for being adapted to welding, positioning
It is required that being judged according to the species of optical fiber or structure, different optical fiber structures have in different " required orientation ".With the panda light being commonly called as
Exemplified by fibre, it is desirable to the orientation adjustment of two stressed zones to horizontal or vertical position (consistent orientation or orthogonal orientation or 45 degree
The orientation of angle).
With existing guarantor's linear polarization optical fiber splicer the technology of fiber orientation is completed by being laterally imaged not with algorithmic technique
Together, optical fiber splicer of the present utility model is to treat that welding optic fibre is angularly adjusted to two respectively by angular position rotating part
Section and positioning, while observe whether fiber end face rotates by a location for optical fiber surface unit independently of fiber fusion-splicing unit
To the orientation of suitable welding.Optical fiber splicer of the present utility model can realize effective positioning more directly perceived, and not by optical fiber
The limitation of species, two different types of optical fiber can also carry out effective welding by optical fiber splicer of the present utility model.
Optical fiber splicer of the present utility model, cost is low, it is easy realize, positioning simple, intuitive, function is strong, both can be general with welding
Thang-kng is fine, can also welding protect linear polarization optical fiber and protect elliptical polarization optical fiber, and other unique construction optical fiber have height
Versatility, the welding between the various optical fiber under common fine footpath can be achieved, especially suitable for grinding for all kinds of special optical fiber sensors
Hair, production and field use.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the critical piece schematic diagram of optical fiber splicer of the present utility model, and display rotatable optical fiber is pressed from both sides, fiber cut
Knife, location for optical fiber surface unit and fiber fusion-splicing unit.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the rotatable optical fiber folder used in the embodiment of optical fiber splicer one of the present utility model
Figure.
Fig. 3 A are the grid lines of the display of location for optical fiber surface unit, show two groups of mutually perpendicular grid lines.
Fig. 3 B are the grid lines of the display of location for optical fiber surface unit, show three groups of grid lines to cross one another.
Fig. 4 A are to observe that 125um panda types protect the end face of linear polarization optical fiber by the display of location for optical fiber surface unit
Structure.
Fig. 4 B are to observe that 80um bow-tie types protect the end face knot of elliptical fiber by the display of location for optical fiber surface unit
Structure.
Fig. 4 C are to observe that 125um " 1 " word protects the end face of linear polarization optical fiber by the display of location for optical fiber surface unit
Structure.
Fig. 4 D are to observe that 125um ellipses core protects the end face of linear polarization optical fiber by the display of location for optical fiber surface unit
Structure.
Fig. 5 is the fusion joining process flow chart of optical fiber.
Sign flag explanation in accompanying drawing:
1 is that rotatable optical fiber is pressed from both sides;11 be fiber pressuring plate;12 be adjusting knob;121 be optic fibre guide gap;13 be locking
Knob;14 be fibre clip handle;2 be optical fiber cutter;3 be location for optical fiber surface unit;31 be display;4 be fused fiber splice
Unit.
Embodiment
Clear, complete description is carried out to the technical solution of the utility model below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, it is clear that described
Embodiment is part of the embodiment of the present utility model, rather than whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the utility model,
The every other embodiment that those of ordinary skill in the art are obtained on the premise of creative work is not made, belong to this
The scope of utility model protection.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, optical fiber splicer of the present utility model, mainly it is made up of four parts:Two rotatable optical fibers
1, one optical fiber cutter 2, a location for optical fiber surface unit 3 and a fiber fusion-splicing unit 4 are pressed from both sides, wherein,
Two rotatable optical fibers folder 1, which is respectively used to fix two, treats welding optic fibre, and rotatable optical fiber folder 1, which has, to be used to receive
The optical fiber groove 10 of welding optic fibre is treated with guiding, and will treat that welding optic fibre presses on the optical fiber pressure that optical fiber groove 10 is fixed
Plate 11.
Optical fiber cutter 2 is used to treat that the relative one end of welding optic fibre is cut by two, and forming two respectively supplies welding
Fiber end face;Location for optical fiber surface unit 3 can show that the orientation structure of fiber end face positions for identification.
And each rotatable optical fiber folder 1 has one the fiber end face for treating welding optic fibre can be carried out into axial rotation tune
Section and the angular position rotating part angularly positioned.It will treat that welding optic fibre is fixed on after rotatable optical fiber folder 1, and pass through angle
To position rotating part regulation fiber end face carry out axial-rotation, while from location for optical fiber surface unit fiber end face knot
Structure, when fiber end face goes to required orientation, treat welding optic fibre and locked, the fixed anglec of rotation is determined so as to reach angular
The purpose of position.
Fiber fusion-splicing unit 4 is used to two fiber end faces for treating welding optic fibre for completing angularly to position being welded together.
The mode of operation of optical fiber splicer of the present utility model is:First treat that welding optic fibre is fixed on a rotatable light by one
Fibre folder 1, welding optic fibre is treated by optical fiber cutter 2 and carries out fiber end face of the cutting formation for welding.It may move rotatable light
Treat that to fiber fusion-splicing unit 4, electric discharge cleaning is carried out to fiber end face for welding optic fibre after fibre folder 1 and its fixed cutting.Again may be used
Spin fiber folder 1 and its it is fixed treat that welding optic fibre moves to location for optical fiber surface unit 3, pass through the angular of rotatable optical fiber folder 1
While position rotating part treats welding optic fibre progress axial rotation regulation and angular positioning, pass through location for optical fiber surface unit
The structure and orientation of 3 observation fiber end faces, angular position rotating part is locked when reaching required orientation and completes angular positioning.Will
Band welding optic fibre and the rotatable optical fiber folder 1 that completion angularly positions then moves to fiber fusion-splicing unit 4.Equally, welding is treated for another
Optical fiber is fixed on after second rotatable optical fiber folder 1, through same cleaning, positioning, also moves to fiber fusion-splicing unit 4.Pass through
The fiber end face that two are treated welding optic fibre is welded together by fiber fusion-splicing unit 4.Or two treated that welding optic fibre can also be distinguished
Clamp to be fixed with two spin fibers folders 1 and cut, be then placed in the left side and the right side of the electrode of fiber fusion-splicing unit 4 simultaneously
Side carries out electric discharge cleaning, by once discharging while cleaning two end faces, then successively two fiber end faces is carried out respectively angular
Positioning, finally completes welding.
In a particular embodiment, the structure of rotatable optical fiber folder is as shown in Fig. 2 including optical fiber groove 10, optical fiber pressure
Plate 11, adjusting knob 12, optic fibre guide gap 121, hook knob 13 and fibre clip handle 14.Optical fiber groove 10 is to be used to connect
Receive and welding optic fibre is treated in guiding.Along along the direction of optical fiber groove 10, one end of rotatable optical fiber folder 1 is provided with fiber pressuring plate 11, light
Fine pressing plate 11 can will treat that welding optic fibre presses on optical fiber groove 10 and is fixed;The other end is provided with rotatable adjusting knob 12,
There is optic fibre guide gap 121, optic fibre guide gap 121 is bootable and accommodates what is stretched out from optical fiber groove 10 on adjusting knob 12
Optical fiber.The shape and size in optic fibre guide gap 121 preferably match with optical fiber groove 10.When adjusting knob 12 rotates,
Optic fibre guide gap 121 rotates relative to optical fiber groove 10, so that fiber rotation is to realize adjustment angle.Rotatable light
Fibre folder 1 is additionally provided with hook knob 13, and hook knob 13 is located at the side of rotatable optical fiber folder 1., can when hook knob 13 is locked
The rotational angle of secured adjusted knob 12 and optical fiber, so that the anglec of rotation is fixed.Adjusting knob 12, optic fibre guide gap
121 and the angular position rotating part of structure of hook knob 13.
By the adjusting knob 12 for the angular position rotating part for adjusting rotatable optical fiber folder 1, while determine from fiber end face
Bit location 3 observes the structure of fiber end face, when (such as the light when fiber end face of welding optic fibre is rotated up to required orientation
The orientation of fine end face stressed zone is adjusted to horizontal or vertical position), by the locked adjusting knob 13 of hook knob, reach locking
Treat welding optic fibre with the purpose of stationary positioned angle.
In a particular embodiment, on optical fiber cutter 2, location for optical fiber surface unit 3 and fiber fusion-splicing unit 4
The keeper to match provided with the shape and/or size with rotatable optical fiber folder 1, it can realize that rotatable optical fiber is pressed from both sides by keeper
1 with optical fiber cutter 2, location for optical fiber surface unit 3 or fiber fusion-splicing unit 4 Fast Installation and keep installation site to fix.
The keeper can be positioning hole, locating slot or fixed position etc..Optical fiber cutter 2 fixes rotatable light by fixture automatically
The position of fine fixture 1, it is ensured that each cutting position is consistent.Location for optical fiber surface unit 3 is pressed from both sides by fixture and rotatable optical fiber
Have 1 Fast Installation to fix, it is ensured that the accuracy and operational consistency of observed fiber end face structure.Fiber fusion-splicing unit 4
On fixture can fix two rotatable optical fibers folder 1 simultaneously, can be symmetrical set, make two rotatable light after installation
Fine two for pressing from both sides 1 and its fixing respectively treat that welding optic fibre can fast and accurately carry out welding.
In a particular embodiment, the location for optical fiber surface unit 3 includes an electron microscope and a display screen 31;
The electron microscope has the fiber stub for being used for treating the positioning of welding optic fibre lateral attitude, it is ensured that solid through rotatable optical fiber folder 1
It is fixed after welding optic fibre is placed into location for optical fiber surface unit, fiber end face structure can be most clearly shown on display screen;
The display screen 31, include two groups of orthogonal grid type graduation marks (as shown in Figure 3A) of an angular positioning reference, or three groups
Grid type scale, wherein two groups are mutually perpendicular, the 3rd group forms 45 degree of angles (as shown in Figure 3 B) with another two, passes through grid
The reference of type graduation mark, can with it is conveniently recognized go out fiber end face the anglec of rotation change.
Fig. 4 A~4D are respectively the end for several typical optical fibers observed by the display 31 of location for optical fiber surface unit 3
Face structure.Fig. 4 A are that 125um panda types protect linear polarization optical fiber;Fig. 4 B are that 80um bow-tie types protect elliptical polarization optical fiber;Fig. 4 C are
125um " 1 " word protects linear polarization optical fiber;Fig. 4 D are that 125um ellipses core protects linear polarization optical fiber., can be with using grid lines as reference position
Easily judge whether the slow axis in each figure is in horizontal or vertical position.That is, it is only necessary to pass through the light of display screen 31
The structural images of fine end face, the precision to practicality that its optical fiber can be angularly positioned.The utility model is by observing display screen 31
Fiber end face structural images, the precision that optical fiber can be made angularly to position reaches 0.5 degree or so, two angularly positioned optical fiber it
Between namely 1 degree or so of relatively angular error.For linear birefringence optical fiber, obtained by calculating:Two angular end face positioning
When the relative error between welding optic fibre be less than 1.5 degree when, polarization isolation reach 31.6dB;If error is less than 2 degree, polarization
Isolation is 29.1dB.By practice have shown that:For linear polarization optical fiber, it can typically ensure in more than 30dB.This practicality is new
The positioning of type is intuitively effective, and locating speed is fast, and position error is small, can be controlled in 1 degree or so, operator can intuitively observe very much
The real process angularly positioned, there is the effect of " seeing is believing ", greatly reduce the probability of alignment error.
The operating process of optical fiber splicer of the present utility model is as shown in figure 5, generally require four steps, i.e.,:
Step 1. fiber cut:After treating that welding optic fibre is fixed to two respectively by two rotatable optical fibers folders 1,
Two rotatable optical fibers are pressed from both sides into 1 priorities to be installed together with optical fiber cutter 2, successively cut by optical fiber cutter 2 two it is fusion
Connect optical fiber and form two fiber end faces for welding;
Step 2. fiber end face cleans:Two rotatable optical fibers are pressed from both sides into 1 to be installed on fiber fusion-splicing unit 4, by optical fiber welding
Two fiber end faces formed in order 4 pairs of steps 1 of member carry out electric discharge cleaning;
Step 3. angularly positions:Rotatable optical fiber folder 1 is installed on location for optical fiber surface unit 3, passes through fiber end face
Positioning unit 3 observes the fiber end face for treating welding optic fibre after step 2 cleaning, while passes through the angular of rotatable optical fiber folder 1
Position rotating part treats welding optic fibre and carries out axial rotation regulation, the structure and orientation of fiber end face during observation regulation,
Locked when reaching required orientation, complete angular positioning;Two are treated that welding optic fibre is angularly positioned successively;
Step 4. fused fiber splice:Two rotatable optical fibers are pressed from both sides into 1 to be installed on fiber fusion-splicing unit 4, by optical fiber welding order
Two fiber end faces for treating welding optic fibre for completing angularly to position in step 3 are welded together by member 4.
Linear polarization optical fiber is protected for most stress type, is typically necessary this four steps to complete fused fiber splice.Such as
Behind fruit cutting optical fibre end face, it is not necessary to implement extra electric discharge to end face and clean, so that it may step 2 is saved, only implements three steps,
That is step 1 → step 3 → step 4.And for the general single mode of welding or multimode fibre, then it can skip step 2 and 3, it is only necessary to
Implement two steps, i.e. step 1 → step 4.
In summary, the various embodiments described above and accompanying drawing are only preferred embodiment of the present utility model, not limiting
Determine the scope of protection of the utility model, it is all within the spirit and principles of the utility model, any modification for being made, equally replace
Change, improve, should all be included in the scope of protection of the utility model.