公开(公告)号：JP2001033632A

公开(公告)日：2001-02-09

申请号：JP2000188853

申请日：2000-06-23

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： BLYER L L JR ,  GRIMES GARY J ,  SHERMAN J CHARLES

IPC: G02B6/24 ,  B24B19/22 ,  G02B6/00 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/25 ,  G02B6/10

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily process the terminal of a plastic optical fiber to have a low loss by locating the terminal of an optical fiber so as to touch a solvent liner to transfer the solvent to the terminal of the optical fiber, and polishing the terminal of the optical fiber by the generated surface tension. SOLUTION: A removable cover 101 covers a solvent liner fixed to a base 102, and is also adhered to the base 102. A lift tub 103 facilitates the removal of the removable cover 101. The solvent liner is dipped in a solvent for polishing the terminal of an optical fiber by dissolving the surface layer of the terminal of the optical fiber causing a surface tension for automatically polishing the optical fiber. The cover 101 is pulled and separated, and the plastic optical fiber is brought into contact with the solvent liner to transfer the solvent to the terminal of the optical fiber. When the terminal of the optical fiber is returned to its general non-flexible state, the polishing work is ended.