Apparatus for manufacturing stripper, method and device for manufacturing stripper

By using a combination of fiber optic etching tank and fiber optic transfer tray, the fiber is etched with a target etchant, which solves the problem of low production efficiency of stripper and enables efficient and rapid mass production of strippers.

CN116068697BActive Publication Date: 2026-02-10WUHAN RAYCUS FIBER LASER TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202310142181.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-02-20
Publication Date
2026-02-10
Estimated Expiration
2043-02-20

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Technical Problem

The manufacturing efficiency of existing stripper is low, and mechanical polishing methods are prone to fiber breakage, making mass production difficult.

Method used

A combination of fiber optic etching tank and fiber optic transfer tray is used to etch the fiber with a target etchant. The movement of the fiber optic transfer tray is controlled according to the stripping parameters to realize the fiber optic etching process and obtain a stripper with specified stripping parameters.

Benefits of technology

This improved the manufacturing efficiency of the stripper, ensured that the optical fiber was not easily broken, and enabled efficient and rapid mass production.

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Abstract

The application discloses a stripping device manufacturing device, a stripping device manufacturing control method and device, and comprises a fiber etching groove, a fiber transfer disc and a processor, wherein the processor is connected with the fiber transfer disc; the fiber etching groove is used for storing a target etchant, wherein the target etchant is used for etching the fiber; the fiber transfer disc is used for fixing an initial fiber to be processed and driving the initial fiber to move; the processor is used for acquiring stripping parameters of a stripping device to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameters are used for indicating a stripping degree of the stripping device to be manufactured on cladding light; the etching parameters of the initial fiber are determined according to the stripping parameters, wherein the etching parameters are used for indicating etching conditions of the target etchant on the initial fiber; and the fiber transfer disc is controlled to place the initial fiber in the target etchant according to the etching parameters, so that a target fiber with the stripping parameters is obtained as a target stripping device. By using the technical scheme, the problems, such as low manufacturing efficiency of the stripping device in the related art, are solved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of lasers, in particular to a manufacturing device of a stripper, a manufacturing control method and device of the stripper. BACKGROUND

[0002] The fiber laser is a kind of solid laser with all-fiber structure, which has the advantages of good beam quality, compact structure, high conversion efficiency, etc. compared with traditional solid or gas lasers, and is widely used in industrial processing, medical health and military defense fields. As an important passive optical device of the fiber laser, the stripper plays a role in stripping the cladding light and optimizing the beam quality. With the wide application of the fiber laser in the manufacturing industry and the military industry, the demand for the stripper is also increasing. How to efficiently produce high-quality strippers is an important problem faced by enterprises. Currently, the mechanical polishing method is usually used to polish the optical fiber, such as using laser to polish and remove part of the cladding on the side of the optical fiber, and to form a rough structure on the surface of the cladding, so as to filter out the cladding light. However, in the process of mechanical polishing of the optical fiber, the optical fiber is easily broken due to its brittle physical property, which affects the mechanical strength of the stripper, and this method is difficult to realize batch production of the stripper.

[0003] For the problems of low manufacturing efficiency of the stripper in the related art, an effective solution has not been proposed. SUMMARY

[0004] The embodiments of the present application provide a manufacturing device of a stripper, a manufacturing control method and device of the stripper, to at least solve the problem of low manufacturing efficiency of the stripper in the related art.

[0005] According to an embodiment of the present application, a manufacturing device of a stripper is provided, comprising: a fiber etching tank, a fiber transfer disc and a processor, wherein the processor is connected with the fiber transfer disc; the fiber etching tank is used for storing a target etchant, wherein the target etchant is used for etching an optical fiber; the fiber transfer disc is used for fixing an initial optical fiber to be processed and driving the initial optical fiber to move; the processor is used for acquiring a stripping parameter of a stripper to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameter is used for indicating a stripping degree of the cladding light by the stripper to be manufactured; determining an etching parameter of the initial optical fiber according to the stripping parameter, wherein the etching parameter is used for indicating the etching condition of the initial optical fiber by the target etchant; and controlling the fiber transfer disc to place the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the etching parameter, to obtain a target optical fiber with the stripping parameter as a target stripper.

[0006] Optionally, the optical fiber etching groove includes: a first etching groove and a second etching groove, wherein the first etching groove is used to place a first etchant, the first etchant being used to reduce the cladding size of the optical fiber; the second etching groove is used to place a second etchant, wherein the second etchant is used to increase the surface roughness of the cladding of the optical fiber, and the target etchant includes the first etchant and the second etchant.

[0007] Optionally, the processor is configured to: control the fiber transfer tray to place the initial fiber in the first etchant for a first duration to obtain a reference fiber, wherein the first duration is determined based on the stripping parameters, the initial cladding size of the initial fiber, and the first etchant parameters of the first etchant; and control the fiber transfer tray to place the reference fiber in the second etchant for a second duration to obtain the target fiber, wherein the second duration is determined based on the stripping parameters and the second etchant parameters of the second etchant, wherein the etch parameters include the first duration and the second duration.

[0008] Optionally, the optical fiber transfer tray includes: a plurality of limiting slots arranged sequentially, wherein each limiting slot is used to place one of the initial optical fibers.

[0009] Optionally, the width of the limiting groove is configured to be adjustable; the processor is further configured to adjust the width of the limiting groove according to the fiber size of the initial fiber.

[0010] Optionally, the optical fiber etching tank includes: a first tank and a second tank, wherein the second tank is disposed around the outer wall of the first tank; the first tank is used to place the target etchant; and the second tank is used to receive the target etchant overflowing from the first tank.

[0011] According to one embodiment of this application, a method for controlling the fabrication of a stripper is provided, comprising: obtaining stripping parameters of the stripper to be fabricated, wherein the stripping parameters are used to indicate the degree of stripping of cladding light by the stripper to be fabricated; determining corrosion parameters of an initial optical fiber in a target etchant based on the stripping parameters, wherein the corrosion parameters are used to indicate the corrosion condition of the initial optical fiber by the target etchant; and controlling an optical fiber transfer tray that has fixed the initial optical fiber to place the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the corrosion parameters, thereby obtaining a target optical fiber with the stripping parameters as a target stripper.

[0012] Optionally, determining the etching parameters of the initial optical fiber based on the stripping parameters includes: determining a target cladding size that matches the cladding light attenuation coefficient, wherein the stripping parameters include the cladding light attenuation coefficient, which is used to indicate the attenuation of cladding light; determining a target etching size of the cladding of the initial optical fiber based on the target cladding size and the initial cladding size of the initial optical fiber; determining a first time interval corresponding to the target etching size and the first etchant parameter of the first etchant from a corresponding etching size, etchant parameter of the first etchant, and etching time; determining a second time interval corresponding to the target cladding light attenuation coefficient and the second etchant parameter of the second etchant from a corresponding cladding light attenuation coefficient, etchant parameter of the second etchant, and etching time, wherein the target etchant includes the first etchant and the second etchant, the first etchant is used to reduce the cladding size of the optical fiber, the second etchant is used to increase the cladding surface roughness of the optical fiber, and the etching parameters include the first time interval and the second time interval.

[0013] According to another embodiment of the present application, a manufacturing control device for a stripper is also provided, comprising: an acquisition module, configured to acquire stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameters are used to indicate the degree of stripping of the cladding light by the stripper to be manufactured;

[0014] A determining module is used to determine the corrosion parameters of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant based on the stripping parameters, wherein the corrosion parameters are used to indicate the corrosion status of the initial optical fiber by the target etchant;

[0015] The control module is used to control the fiber transfer tray, which has fixed the initial fiber, to place the initial fiber into the target etchant according to the corrosion parameters, so as to obtain a target fiber with the stripping parameters as a target stripper.

[0016] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, wherein a computer program is stored in the computer program, and the computer program is configured to execute the above-described mold stripper manufacturing control method when running.

[0017] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, an electronic device is also provided, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the manufacturing control method of the mold stripper through the computer program.

[0018] In this embodiment, the fabrication equipment for the mode stripper includes: an optical fiber etcher, an optical fiber transfer tray, and a processor, wherein the processor is connected to the optical fiber transfer tray; the optical fiber etcher is used to store a target etchant, wherein the target etchant is used to etch the optical fiber; the optical fiber transfer tray is used to fix the initial optical fiber to be processed and to move the initial optical fiber; the processor is used to acquire stripping parameters of the mode stripper to be fabricated, wherein the stripping parameters are used to indicate the degree of stripping of the cladding light by the mode stripper to be fabricated; and to determine the etching parameters of the initial optical fiber based on the stripping parameters, wherein the etching parameters are used to indicate the etching effect of the target etchant on the initial optical fiber. The process involves controlling the fiber transfer tray according to the corrosion parameters to place the initial fiber in the target etchant, resulting in a target fiber with the stripping parameters, which serves as the target stripper. Specifically, the initial fiber to be processed is fixed by the fiber transfer tray, and the target etchant for etching the initial fiber is stored in the corrosion tank. After obtaining the stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, the corrosion parameters of the initial fiber can be determined based on these parameters, i.e., the corrosion condition of the initial fiber using the target etchant. Then, by controlling the fiber transfer tray according to the corrosion parameters to place the initial fiber in the target etchant, a stripper with the specified stripping parameters can be obtained, achieving efficient and rapid stripper manufacturing. This technical solution solves the problem of low stripper manufacturing efficiency in related technologies, achieving the technical effect of improving stripper manufacturing efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0019] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application.

[0020] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a molding die manufacturing device according to an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of an optional fiber optic transfer tray according to an embodiment of this application;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of an optional optical fiber transport according to an embodiment of this application;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of an optional optical fiber etching groove according to an embodiment of this application;

[0025] Figure 5 This is a flowchart of a method for controlling the manufacture of a mold stripper according to an embodiment of this application;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a flowchart of an optional batch manufacturing control method for a mold releaser according to an embodiment of this application;

[0027] Figure 7 This is a structural block diagram of a molding control device according to an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0028] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0029] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of this application described herein can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0030] This embodiment provides a device for manufacturing a mold releaser. Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a fabrication apparatus for a fiber stripper according to an embodiment of this application, including: an optical fiber etching tank 102, an optical fiber transfer tray 104, and a processor 106, wherein...

[0031] The processor 106 is connected to the optical fiber transfer tray 104;

[0032] The fiber optic etching tank 102 is used to store the target etchant, wherein the target etchant is used to etch the fiber optic cable.

[0033] The optical fiber transfer tray 104 is used to fix the initial optical fiber to be processed and to move the initial optical fiber.

[0034] The processor 106 is configured to acquire stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameters are used to indicate the degree of stripping of cladding light by the stripper to be manufactured; determine the etching parameters of the initial optical fiber according to the stripping parameters, wherein the etching parameters are used to indicate the etching condition of the initial optical fiber by the target etchant; and control the optical fiber transfer tray to place the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the etching parameters to obtain a target optical fiber with the stripping parameters as a target stripper.

[0035] Through the above methods, by setting up an optical fiber transfer tray to fix the initial optical fiber to be processed, and by setting up an etching tank to store the target etchant for etching the initial optical fiber, the etching parameters of the initial optical fiber can be determined after obtaining the stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured. This means determining the etching condition of the initial optical fiber using the target etchant. Then, by controlling the optical fiber transfer tray to place the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the etching parameters, a stripper with the specified stripping parameters can be obtained, achieving efficient and rapid stripper manufacturing. This technical solution solves the problem of low stripper manufacturing efficiency in related technologies, achieving the technical effect of improving stripper manufacturing efficiency.

[0036] Optionally, in this embodiment of the application, the optical fiber transfer tray may be provided with one or more fixed slots, each fixed slot being used to fix an initial optical fiber. When multiple fixed slots are provided on the optical fiber transfer tray, the multiple fixed slots may be arranged sequentially.

[0037] Optionally, in this embodiment, the stripping parameters may include, but are not limited to, the cladding size of the stripper, the cladding roughness, the cladding light attenuation coefficient, etc.

[0038] Optionally, in this embodiment, the corrosion parameters may include, but are not limited to, the corrosion time of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant, the corrosion temperature, the concentration of the target etchant, the moving speed of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant, etc., and this solution does not limit these parameters.

[0039] Optionally, in this embodiment, the target etchant may have, but is not limited to, the function of reducing the fiber cladding size and changing the fiber surface roughness. The target etchant may be a first etchant that has the function of thinning the fiber and a second etchant that has the function of changing the fiber surface roughness, or the target etchant may be a mixture of the first etchant and the second etchant. This solution does not limit this.

[0040] As an optional embodiment, the optical fiber etching tank includes: a first etching tank and a second etching tank, wherein,

[0041] The first etching tank is used to place the first etchant, which is used to reduce the cladding size of the optical fiber;

[0042] The second etching tank is used to place the second etchant, wherein the second etchant is used to increase the surface roughness of the cladding of the optical fiber, and the target etchant includes the first etchant and the second etchant.

[0043] Optionally, in this embodiment, the first etchant may be, but is not limited to, a hydrofluoric acid solution of a target concentration, wherein the target concentration may be, but is not limited to, determined based on the glass parameters of the stripper to be fabricated, and / or the required etching rate for the optical fiber.

[0044] Optionally, in this embodiment, the second etching may be, but is not limited to, a glass etching paste. This glass etching paste may be, but is not limited to, a target proportion of hydrofluoric acid solution, water-soluble salt, viscosity modifier, surfactant, and purified water. The target proportion may be, but is not limited to, determined based on the stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured and / or the required etching rate for the optical fiber.

[0045] As an optional embodiment, the processor is configured to:

[0046] The fiber transfer tray is controlled to place the initial fiber in the first etchant for a first time to obtain a reference fiber, wherein the first time is determined based on the stripping parameters, the initial cladding size of the initial fiber, and the first etchant parameters of the first etchant.

[0047] The fiber transfer disk is controlled to place the reference fiber in the second etchant for a second duration to obtain the target fiber, wherein the second duration is determined based on the stripping parameters and the second etchant parameters of the second etchant, and the etchant parameters include the first duration and the second duration.

[0048] Optionally, in this embodiment, the first corrosive parameter may include, but is not limited to, corrosive solubility, corrosive components, corrosive temperature, etc., and this solution does not limit this.

[0049] Optionally, in this embodiment, the second etchant parameter may include, but is not limited to, etchant composition, etchant concentration, etchant temperature, etc.

[0050] Optionally, in this embodiment, the first etchant can be a hydrofluoric acid solution. The corrosion rate of the optical fiber in the hydrofluoric acid solution is related to the solution concentration and the ambient humidity and temperature. Once the acid concentration and related environmental factors are determined, the corrosion rate of the optical fiber is also determined. For example, when the ambient temperature is 25°C and the humidity is 60%RH, the corrosion rate of the optical fiber cladding diameter in a 40% concentration hydrofluoric acid solution is 2µm / min. Based on this, we can quantitatively control the remaining diameter of the corroded optical fiber cladding by adjusting the corrosion time of the optical fiber.

[0051] Optionally, in this embodiment, the second etchant can be prepared by mixing a high-concentration hydrofluoric acid solution, a water-soluble salt, a viscosity modifier, a surfactant, and purified water in a certain proportion. The effects of different component contents vary, but the main function is to roughen the surface of the optical fiber cladding. To ensure a smooth surface and prevent cracking during etching, a certain proportion of NH4OH solution needs to be added when using 40% hydrofluoric acid.

[0052] Optionally, in this embodiment, the fabrication equipment for the stripper may further include an optical fiber cleaning tank, wherein a target neutralizing solution for neutralizing the first etchant remaining on the surface of the reference optical fiber is provided in the reference optical fiber. The target neutralizing solution may be, but is not limited to, an alkaline solution or water of a reference concentration. The reference concentration of the alkaline solution may be determined based on the etchant concentration of the first etchant. Before being placed in the second etchant, the reference optical fiber also needs to be placed in the optical fiber cleaning tank (the time the reference optical fiber is placed in the optical fiber cleaning tank is determined based on the concentration of the first etchant).

[0053] Optionally, in this embodiment, the fabrication equipment for the stripper may further include an etchant temperature regulation module, which is connected to a processor. The etchant temperature regulation module is used to adjust the temperature of the etchant, and the processor is used to control the etchant temperature regulation module to adjust the temperature of the target etchant according to the required etching rate of the optical fiber.

[0054] As an optional embodiment, the optical fiber transfer tray includes: a plurality of limiting slots arranged sequentially, wherein each limiting slot is used to place one of the initial optical fibers.

[0055] Optionally, in this embodiment, the limiting groove is used to fix the position to be etched on the initial optical fiber, and the optical fiber transfer tray is provided with a limiting groove length adjustment unit. The processor controls the limiting groove length adjustment unit to adjust the length of the limiting groove according to the length of the stripper to be made.

[0056] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of an optional fiber optic transfer tray according to an embodiment of this application, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the optical fiber transfer tray has multiple limiting slots. These slots are arranged side-by-side. The width of each limiting slot is selected and adjusted according to the initial diameter of the optical fiber coating.

[0057] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of an optional optical fiber transport according to an embodiment of this application, such as... Figure 3As shown, multiple initial optical fibers of the same specification are fixed in the limiting grooves on the optical fiber transfer tray. After the same optical fiber is fixed by two limiting grooves, the middle section is the position to be etched. The coating layer of the optical fiber at the position to be etched will be stripped off before etching. During the etching process, the optical fiber transfer tray places the position to be etched in the optical fiber etching tank for etching.

[0058] As an optional embodiment, the width of the limiting groove is configured to be adjustable;

[0059] The processor is also used to adjust the width of the limiting groove according to the fiber size of the initial optical fiber.

[0060] Optionally, in this embodiment, a limiting slot width adjustment unit is provided on the optical fiber transfer tray. The limiting slot width adjustment unit is connected to the processor, and the processor controls the limiting slot width adjustment unit to adjust the limiting slot width according to the initial optical fiber diameter.

[0061] As an optional embodiment, the optical fiber etching tank includes: a first tank and a second tank, wherein the second tank is disposed around the outer wall of the first tank;

[0062] The first tank is used to hold the target corrosive agent;

[0063] The second tank is used to receive the target corrosive agent that overflows from the first tank.

[0064] Optionally, in this embodiment, the second tank can be a tank without any objects placed inside, or it can be a neutralizing agent of the first corrosive agent, such as an alkaline solution, alkaline powder, etc., placed inside the second tank. This solution does not limit this.

[0065] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of an optional optical fiber etching groove according to an embodiment of this application, as shown below. Figure 4 As shown, a first tank is provided in the middle of the optical fiber etching tank, which is used to place the target etchant. A second tank is provided around the first tank to collect the target etchant that overflows from the first tank.

[0066] This embodiment provides a method for controlling the manufacturing of a mold releaser. Figure 5 This is a flowchart of a method for controlling the manufacture of a mold releaser according to an embodiment of this application. The process includes the following steps:

[0067] Step S502: Obtain the stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameters are used to indicate the degree of stripping of the cladding light by the stripper to be manufactured;

[0068] Step S504: Determine the corrosion parameters of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant based on the stripping parameters, wherein the corrosion parameters are used to indicate the corrosion status of the initial optical fiber by the target etchant;

[0069] Step S506: The fiber transfer tray, which controls and fixes the initial fiber according to the corrosion parameters, places the initial fiber into the target etchant to obtain a target fiber with the stripping parameters, which serves as the target stripper.

[0070] Through the above steps and content, by setting up an optical fiber transfer tray to fix the initial optical fiber to be processed, and by setting up an etching tank to store the target etchant for etching the initial optical fiber, after obtaining the stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, the etching parameters of the initial optical fiber can be determined based on these stripping parameters. That is, the etching condition of the initial optical fiber using the target etchant. Then, by controlling the optical fiber transfer tray to place the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the etching parameters, a stripper with the specified stripping parameters can be obtained, achieving efficient and rapid stripper manufacturing. This technical solution solves the problem of low stripper manufacturing efficiency in related technologies, achieving the technical effect of improving stripper manufacturing efficiency.

[0071] In the technical solution provided in step S502 above, the peeling parameters may include, but are not limited to, the cladding size of the peeler, the cladding roughness, the cladding light attenuation coefficient, etc.

[0072] In the technical solution provided in step S504 above, the initial optical fiber is an optical fiber with a cladding and a core. The cladding of the initial optical fiber is etched by using a target etchant to obtain a target optical fiber with glass parameters.

[0073] Optionally, in this embodiment, the corrosion parameters may include, but are not limited to, the corrosion time of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant, the corrosion temperature, the concentration of the target etchant, the moving speed of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant, etc., and this solution does not limit these parameters.

[0074] Optionally, in this embodiment, the corrosion parameter may be, but is not limited to, the corrosion parameter corresponding to the initial fiber size and the current stripping parameter determined from the original fiber size, stripping parameter and corrosion parameter that have a corresponding relationship.

[0075] As an optional embodiment, determining the corrosion parameters of the initial optical fiber based on the stripping parameters includes:

[0076] Determine the target cladding size that matches the cladding light attenuation coefficient, wherein the stripping parameter includes the cladding light attenuation coefficient, which is used to indicate the attenuation of cladding light;

[0077] The target etching size of the cladding of the initial optical fiber is determined based on the target cladding size and the initial cladding size of the initial optical fiber;

[0078] A first duration corresponding to the target corrosion size and the first erosion parameter of the first erosion agent is determined from the corrosion size, the erosion agent parameter of the first erosion agent and the corrosion duration, which have a corresponding relationship;

[0079] A second time corresponding to the target cladding optical attenuation coefficient and the second etchant parameter of the second etchant is determined from the cladding optical attenuation coefficient, the etchant parameter of the second etchant, and the etching time, wherein the target etchant includes the first etchant and the second etchant, the first etchant is used to reduce the cladding size of the optical fiber, the second etchant is used to increase the cladding surface roughness of the optical fiber, and the etching parameters include the first time and the second time.

[0080] Optionally, in this embodiment, the first corrosive parameter may include, but is not limited to, corrosive solubility, corrosive components, corrosive temperature, etc., and this solution does not limit this.

[0081] Optionally, in this embodiment, the second etchant parameter may include, but is not limited to, etchant composition, etchant concentration, etchant temperature, etc.

[0082] Figure 6 This is a flowchart of an optional batch manufacturing control method for a mold releaser according to an embodiment of this application, such as... Figure 6 As shown, it includes at least the following steps:

[0083] S601, firstly, the coating layer of the middle section of the initial optical fiber of the same specification in a batch needs to be stripped off, and then the initial optical fiber is fixed in the limiting groove on the optical fiber transfer tray.

[0084] S602, the fiber transfer tray with the initial fiber fixed thereon is controlled to place the initial fiber into the first etching tank. The first etching tank contains the first etchant, which is used to etch the cladding of the initial fiber, thereby reducing the cladding size.

[0085] S603, the fiber transfer tray is placed on the fiber etching tank to ensure that the bare fiber (fiber with the coating stripped) area of ​​the initial fiber on the fiber transfer tray is eroded by a high-concentration hydrofluoric acid solution (i.e., the first etchant) to obtain the etched reference fiber.

[0086] S604, the reference fiber is removed from the first etchant, and the fiber transfer tray is controlled to place the reference fiber into the second etch tank, which contains the second etchant, which is used to increase the roughness of the cladding of the reference fiber.

[0087] S605, remove the target optical fiber after it has been etched by the second etchant. At this point, the target optical fiber is the stripper with stripping parameters.

[0088] The above methods can shorten the fiber etching time, ensure the mechanical strength of the etched fiber and a high attenuation coefficient for cladding light, and enable mass production.

[0089] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods according to the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software and necessary general-purpose hardware platforms, and of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes several instructions to cause a terminal device (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods of the various embodiments of this application.

[0090] Figure 7 This is a structural block diagram of a molding releaser manufacturing control device according to an embodiment of this application; as shown... Figure 7 As shown, it includes: an acquisition module 72, used to acquire the stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameters are used to indicate the degree of stripping of the cladding light by the stripper to be manufactured;

[0091] The determining module 74 is used to determine the corrosion parameters of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant based on the stripping parameters, wherein the corrosion parameters are used to indicate the corrosion status of the initial optical fiber by the target etchant;

[0092] The control module 76 is used to control the fiber transfer tray, which has fixed the initial fiber, to place the initial fiber into the target etchant according to the corrosion parameters, so as to obtain a target fiber with the stripping parameters as a target stripper.

[0093] Through the above steps, the initial optical fiber to be processed is fixed by setting up an optical fiber transfer tray, and the target etchant for etching the initial optical fiber is stored in an etching tank. After obtaining the stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, the etching parameters of the initial optical fiber can be determined based on these stripping parameters, i.e., the etching condition of the initial optical fiber using the target etchant. Then, by controlling the optical fiber transfer tray to place the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the etching parameters, a stripper with the specified stripping parameters can be obtained, achieving efficient and rapid stripper manufacturing. This technical solution solves the problem of low stripper manufacturing efficiency in related technologies, achieving the technical effect of improving stripper manufacturing efficiency.

[0094] Optionally, the determining module includes:

[0095] The first determining unit is used to determine the target cladding size that matches the cladding light attenuation coefficient, wherein the stripping parameter includes the cladding light attenuation coefficient, which is used to indicate the attenuation of the cladding light;

[0096] The second determining unit is used to determine the target etch size of the cladding of the initial optical fiber based on the target cladding size and the initial cladding size of the initial optical fiber;

[0097] The third determining unit is used to determine a first duration corresponding to the target corrosion size and the first erosion parameter of the first erosion agent from the corrosion size, the erosion agent parameter of the first erosion agent and the corrosion duration that have a corresponding relationship;

[0098] The fourth determining unit is used to determine a second duration corresponding to the target cladding optical attenuation coefficient and the second etchant parameter of the second etchant from the cladding optical attenuation coefficient, the etchant parameter of the second etchant and the etching duration, wherein the target etchant includes the first etchant and the second etchant, the first etchant is used to reduce the cladding size of the optical fiber, the second etchant is used to increase the cladding surface roughness of the optical fiber, and the etching parameters include the first duration and the second duration.

[0099] Embodiments of this application also provide a storage medium including a stored program, wherein the program executes any of the above-described methods for controlling the production of a mold stripper when it is run.

[0100] Optionally, in this embodiment, the storage medium may be configured to store program code for performing the following steps: obtaining stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameters are used to indicate the degree of stripping of cladding light by the stripper to be manufactured; determining the corrosion parameters of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the stripping parameters, wherein the corrosion parameters are used to indicate the corrosion of the initial optical fiber by the target etchant; and controlling the optical fiber transfer tray that fixes the initial optical fiber to place the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the corrosion parameters, thereby obtaining a target optical fiber with the stripping parameters as a target stripper.

[0101] Embodiments of this application also provide an electronic device including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program and the processor is configured to run the computer program to perform the steps in any of the above embodiments of the mold stripper manufacturing control method.

[0102] Optionally, the electronic device may further include a transmission device and an input / output device, wherein the transmission device is connected to the processor and the input / output device is connected to the processor.

[0103] Optionally, in this embodiment, the processor can be configured to perform the following steps via a computer program: obtaining stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameters are used to indicate the degree of stripping of cladding light by the stripper to be manufactured; determining the corrosion parameters of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the stripping parameters, wherein the corrosion parameters are used to indicate the corrosion of the initial optical fiber by the target etchant; and controlling the optical fiber transfer tray that fixes the initial optical fiber to place the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the corrosion parameters, thereby obtaining a target optical fiber with the stripping parameters as a target stripper.

[0104] Optionally, in this embodiment, the storage medium may include, but is not limited to, various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), portable hard drives, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0105] Optionally, specific examples in this embodiment can refer to the examples described in the above embodiments and optional implementations, and will not be repeated here.

[0106] Obviously, those skilled in the art should understand that the modules or steps of this application described above can be implemented using general-purpose computing devices. They can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across a network of multiple computing devices. Optionally, they can be implemented using computer-executable program code, thereby storing them in a storage device for execution by a computing device. In some cases, the steps shown or described can be performed in a different order than those presented here, or they can be fabricated as separate integrated circuit modules, or multiple modules or steps can be fabricated as a single integrated circuit module. Thus, this application is not limited to any particular combination of hardware and software.

[0107] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this application. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of this application, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A device for manufacturing a mold releaser, characterized in that, include: Fiber optic etching tank, fiber optic transfer tray, and processor, among which, The processor is connected to the optical fiber transfer tray; The fiber optic etching tank is used to store the target etchant, wherein the target etchant is used to etch the fiber optic cable. The fiber transfer tray is used to fix the initial fiber to be processed and to move the initial fiber. The processor is configured to acquire stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameters indicate the degree of stripping of cladding light by the stripper to be manufactured; determine the etching parameters of the initial optical fiber based on the stripping parameters, wherein the etching parameters indicate the etching effect of the target etchant on the initial optical fiber; control the optical fiber transfer tray to place the initial optical fiber in the target etchant according to the etching parameters, thereby obtaining a target optical fiber with the stripping parameters as a target stripper; the step of determining the etching parameters of the initial optical fiber based on the stripping parameters includes: determining a target cladding size that matches the cladding light attenuation coefficient, wherein the stripping parameters include the cladding light attenuation coefficient, which indicates the attenuation effect on cladding light; and determining the etching parameters of the initial optical fiber based on the etching parameters. The target etching size of the cladding of the initial optical fiber is determined by the cladding size and the initial cladding size of the initial optical fiber. A first etching time corresponding to the target etching size and the first etchant parameter of the first etchant is determined from the etching size, the etchant parameter of the first etchant, and the etching time. A second etching time corresponding to the target cladding light attenuation coefficient and the second etchant parameter of the second etchant is determined from the cladding light attenuation coefficient, the etchant parameter of the second etchant, and the etching time. The target etchant includes the first etchant and the second etchant. The first etchant is used to reduce the cladding size of the optical fiber, and the second etchant is used to increase the cladding surface roughness of the optical fiber. The etching parameters include the first etching time and the second etching time.

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The optical fiber etching tank includes: a first etching tank and a second etching tank, wherein... The first etching tank is used to place the first etchant, which is used to reduce the cladding size of the optical fiber; The second etching tank is used to place the second etchant, wherein the second etchant is used to increase the surface roughness of the cladding of the optical fiber, and the target etchant includes the first etchant and the second etchant.

3. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The processor is used for: The fiber transfer tray is controlled to place the initial fiber in the first etchant for a first time to obtain a reference fiber, wherein the first time is determined based on the stripping parameters, the initial cladding size of the initial fiber, and the first etchant parameters of the first etchant. The fiber transfer disk is controlled to place the reference fiber in the second etchant for a second duration to obtain the target fiber, wherein the second duration is determined based on the stripping parameters and the second etchant parameters of the second etchant, and the etchant parameters include the first duration and the second duration.

4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The optical fiber transfer tray includes a plurality of limiting slots arranged sequentially, wherein each limiting slot is used to place one of the initial optical fibers.

5. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The width of the limiting groove is configured to be adjustable; The processor is also used to adjust the width of the limiting groove according to the fiber size of the initial optical fiber.

6. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The optical fiber etching tank includes: a first tank and a second tank, wherein the second tank is disposed around the outer wall of the first tank. The first tank is used to hold the target corrosive agent; The second tank is used to receive the target corrosive agent that overflows from the first tank.

7. A method for controlling the manufacturing of a mold releaser, characterized in that, include: Obtain the stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameters are used to indicate the degree of stripping of the cladding light by the stripper to be manufactured; The corrosion parameters of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant are determined based on the stripping parameters, wherein the corrosion parameters are used to indicate the corrosion condition of the initial optical fiber by the target etchant. The fiber transfer tray, which controls and fixes the initial fiber according to the corrosion parameters, places the initial fiber into the target etchant to obtain a target fiber with the stripping parameters, which serves as the target stripper. The step of determining the etching parameters of the initial optical fiber based on the stripping parameters includes: determining a target cladding size that matches the cladding light attenuation coefficient, wherein the stripping parameters include the cladding light attenuation coefficient, which is used to indicate the attenuation of cladding light; determining a target etching size of the cladding of the initial optical fiber based on the target cladding size and the initial cladding size of the initial optical fiber; determining a first time interval corresponding to the target etching size and the first etchant parameter of the first etchant from a corresponding etching size, etchant parameter of the first etchant, and etching time; and determining a second time interval corresponding to the target cladding light attenuation coefficient and the second etchant parameter of the second etchant from a corresponding cladding light attenuation coefficient, etchant parameter of the second etchant, and etching time, wherein the target etchant includes the first etchant and the second etchant, the first etchant is used to reduce the cladding size of the optical fiber, the second etchant is used to increase the cladding surface roughness of the optical fiber, and the etching parameters include the first time interval and the second time interval.

8. A manufacturing control device for a mold releaser, characterized in that, include: The acquisition module is used to acquire the stripping parameters of the stripper to be manufactured, wherein the stripping parameters are used to indicate the degree of stripping of the cladding light by the stripper to be manufactured; A determining module is used to determine the corrosion parameters of the initial optical fiber in the target etchant based on the stripping parameters, wherein the corrosion parameters are used to indicate the corrosion status of the initial optical fiber by the target etchant; The control module is used to control the fiber transfer tray, which has fixed the initial fiber, to place the initial fiber into the target etchant according to the corrosion parameters, so as to obtain a target fiber with the stripping parameters as a target stripper. The determining module includes: a first determining unit, configured to determine a target cladding size matching the cladding light attenuation coefficient, wherein the stripping parameter includes the cladding light attenuation coefficient, which is used to indicate the attenuation of cladding light; a second determining unit, configured to determine a target etching size of the cladding of the initial optical fiber based on the target cladding size and the initial cladding size of the initial optical fiber; a third determining unit, configured to determine a first duration corresponding to the target etching size and the first etchant parameter of the first etchant from a corresponding etching size, an etchant parameter of the first etchant, and an etching duration; and a fourth determining unit, configured to determine a second duration corresponding to the target cladding light attenuation coefficient and the second etchant parameter of the second etchant from a corresponding cladding light attenuation coefficient, an etchant parameter of the second etchant, and an etching duration, wherein the target etchant includes the first etchant and the second etchant, the first etchant is used to reduce the cladding size of the optical fiber, the second etchant is used to increase the cladding surface roughness of the optical fiber, and the etching parameter includes the first duration and the second duration.

9. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium includes a stored program, wherein the program, when executed, performs the method of claim 7.

10. An electronic device comprising a memory and a processor, characterized in that, The memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to execute the method of claim 7 through the computer program.

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