Microprocessor Controlled Fiber Optic Cable Winding Machine.
Abstract
An apparatus and method is described for making a layered optical fiber coil assure that the fiber's structural integrity is not comprised. A supply spool pays out a length of optical fiber to a level wind mechanism that displaces the fiber in reciprocal lateral excursions and an adhesive coating is applied to the fiber before it is wound on a take-up spool. During each lateral excursion of the level-wind mechanism while the fiber is being wound on the take-up spool, the supply spool is rotated in a plane orthogonal to the axial extension of the payed-out optical fiber. When appropriate tensioning is introduced, the wound fiber on the take-up spool is held close together in successive layers by the adhesive to provide a unitized, layered fiber optic coil after curing the removal of the take-up spool.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 14, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADD009069
Entities
People
- Michael E. Kono
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy