Apparatus and methods for accommodating loops of optical fiber
First Claim
1. An apparatus for accommodating optical fiber, comprising:
- a body comprising an inwardly facing surface adapted for receiving a plurality of loops of a length of optical fiber, said body including at least a portion wherein said inwardly facing surface is continuous between two adjacent loops.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an optical apparatus (10, 110, 410, 610) for accommodating optical fiber, such as one or more loops of optical fiber. The optical apparatus (10, 110,410, 610) can include a body (12, 112, 412, 612) comprising an inwardly facing surface (16, 116, 416, 616) adapted for receiving a plurality of loops of a length of optical fiber. The body (16, 116, 416, 616) can include at least a portion (75) wherein the inwardly facing surface is continuous between two adjacent loops (79). Methods and apparatus are disclosed for disposing the optical fiber with an optical apparatus (10, 110, 410, 610) for accommodating the optical fiber.
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1. An apparatus for accommodating optical fiber, comprising:
a body comprising an inwardly facing surface adapted for receiving a plurality of loops of a length of optical fiber, said body including at least a portion wherein said inwardly facing surface is continuous between two adjacent loops. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An optical apparatus, comprising:
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a length of optical fiber comprising a rare earth, said length of optical fiber comprising a plurality of loops;
a body comprising an inwardly facing surface receiving said plurality of loops of said length of optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. Optical apparatus, comprising:
first and second bodies adapted for being mated together to define a plurality of passages for housing a plurality of loops of a length of optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of accommodating a loop of optical fiber, comprising the steps of:
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providing a body;
providing a length of optical fiber, the fiber comprising a rare earth; and
receiving a plurality of loops of said fiber with a surface of the body, said plurality further being received such that said body can physically expand without subjecting said plurality of loops to an increase in tension. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of disposing optical fiber with an optical apparatus for accommodating the optical fiber, comprising:
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providing an optical fiber;
providing first and second bodies mated together, the mated bodies defining at least one passage bounded at least in part by the first and second bodies;
disposing a length of the optical fiber into at least one loop within the at least one passage while providing relative movement between the first and second bodies. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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Specification