High-precision optical fiber ribbon processing technology

Abstract

The invention discloses a high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing technology, and the technology comprises the following steps: selecting a target optical cable which is a ribbon optical cable and comprises a plurality of groups of cable cores, and each group of optical cable comprises a plurality of optical fibers; after the primary processing is completed, a plurality of optical fibers are arranged in the insulating sleeve in a penetrating manner, and the end parts of the optical fibers are exposed outside the end parts of the insulating sleeve; and a filling reagent is injected between the optical fiber and the insulating sleeve. By constructing the optical fiber ribbon optical cable quality analysis model and combining the insulating sleeve quality analysis module and the optical fiber quality analysis module, the quality stability of the optical fiber manufacturing process is ensured, the controllability of the optical fiber manufacturing process is improved, and the production efficiency is improved. Effective control over tension fluctuation in the wire drawing process is effectively guaranteed for improving the quality of optical fiber products, and the performance defects of optical fiber ribbons are determined by accurately evaluating the quality of the optical cable, so that processing adjustment is carried out to improve the performance of the optical cable and the processing quality.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of optical fiber ribbon processing, and in particular to a high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing technology. Background Art

[0002] Fiber optic cable is a communications cable consisting of two or more glass or plastic optical fiber cores within a protective sheath covered by a plastic PVC outer casing. It has advantages over conventional communications lines; fiber optic communications networks can transmit significantly more information at significantly higher speeds than traditional wired networks. The amount of data transmitted via optical cables continues to grow worldwide, especially in data centers due to the expansion of cloud computing, which requires receiving and transmitting data in limited physical space. Therefore, the requirements for optical fibers are also increasing.

[0003] In the process of flexible optical fiber ribbon and cable processing, optical fiber drawing plays a vital role in the optical fiber manufacturing process. It not only affects the diameter, shape and performance indicators of the optical fiber, but also is related to the tensile strength, surface quality and internal structure consistency of the optical fiber. Therefore, optimizing the optical fiber drawing process is of great significance to improving the performance and quality of the optical fiber;

[0004] However, due to the inevitable errors in the processing technology, the quality of the ribbon optical cables varies. Specifically, there are differences in the quality of the sheath and the optical fiber, which makes the performance of the optical cable unable to meet the expected standards and poses potential risks during signal transmission. Summary of the invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing technology to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing process, comprising the following steps:

[0007] Step S1: selecting a target optical cable, wherein the target optical cable is a ribbon optical cable, including multiple groups of cable cores, each group of optical cables including multiple optical fibers;

[0008] Step S2: after the initial processing is completed, multiple optical fibers are inserted into the insulating sleeve, and the ends of the optical fibers are exposed outside the ends of the insulating sleeve; a filling agent is injected between the optical fibers and the insulating sleeve, and the filling agent is immersed in the internal gap of the optical fibers; a connecting colloid is applied to the ends of the optical fibers, and a transfer sleeve is sleeved on the ends of the optical fibers, so that the connecting colloid adheres to the ends of the optical fibers and the transfer sleeve;

[0009] Step S3: performing thickness detection on the insulating sleeve at multiple locations to obtain multiple thickness parameters of the insulating sleeve, and performing fullness detection of the filling reagent at multiple locations in the insulating sleeve to obtain multiple fullness parameters;

[0010] Step S4: performing segmented detection on the plurality of optical fibers to obtain detection parameters of the optical fiber segments;

[0011] Step S5: constructing an optical fiber ribbon and cable quality analysis model, wherein the optical fiber ribbon and cable quality analysis model includes an insulation sleeve quality analysis module and an optical fiber quality analysis module;

[0012] Step S6: performing data analysis on the plurality of insulating sleeve thickness parameters and the plurality of fullness parameters to obtain data analysis results of the insulating sleeves, inputting the data analysis results into the insulating sleeve quality analysis module to obtain the insulating sleeve quality analysis results, performing data analysis on the detection parameters of the plurality of optical fibers to obtain data analysis results of the optical fiber quality parameters, inputting the data analysis results into the optical fiber quality analysis module to obtain the optical fiber quality analysis results;

[0013] Step S7: inputting the insulation sleeve quality analysis result and the optical fiber quality analysis result into the optical cable processing evaluation space to obtain the target optical cable processing evaluation result, and continuing to process and adjust the target optical cable according to the target optical cable processing evaluation result.

[0014] Preferably, step S4 is: obtaining the optical fiber segment obtained through the drawing process within the detection period, and marking it as an optical fiber segment; detecting the optical fiber segment to obtain the drawing coefficient and uniformity coefficient of the optical fiber segment; summing the drawing coefficient and the uniformity coefficient, and outputting the segment quality coefficient.

[0015] Preferably, based on the segment quality coefficients of all optical fiber segments, the abnormal optical fiber segment quantity ratio and the total value of the segment quality coefficients are obtained, the abnormal optical fiber segment quantity ratio and the total value of the segment quality coefficients are multiplied to calculate the product, and the quality coefficient of the entire optical fiber segment is output.

[0016] Preferably, in step S2, after the step of injecting a filling agent between the optical fiber and the insulating sleeve and allowing the filling agent to penetrate into the internal gap of the optical fiber core, and before the step of applying a connecting colloid to the end of the optical fiber core and sleeve the end of the optical fiber core with the transition sleeve so that the connecting colloid adheres to the end of the optical fiber core and the transition sleeve, the insulating sleeve is heated to wrap the optical fiber core tightly.

[0017] Preferably, constructing the insulating sleeve quality analysis module includes:

[0018] Obtaining insulation sleeve thickness parameters and fullness parameters of multiple target optical cables, and obtaining multiple insulation sleeve thickness parameter sets and multiple fullness parameter sets;

[0019] Perform data analysis on multiple sets of insulation sleeve thickness parameters and multiple sets of filling degree parameters to obtain multiple sample insulation sleeve data analysis results;

[0020] Based on the multiple sample insulation sleeve data analysis results, conduct insulation sleeve quality assessment analysis to obtain multiple sample insulation sleeve quality analysis results;

[0021] Perform data identification on the multiple sample insulation sleeve data analysis results and the multiple sample insulation sleeve quality analysis results to obtain the first constructed data set;

[0022] Use the first constructed data set to construct the insulation sleeve quality analysis module.

[0023] Preferably, after connecting the end of the colloidal adhesion optical fiber and the adapter sleeve in step S2: wipe the outer surface of the adapter sleeve with a cleaning reagent to remove the connecting colloid attached to the outer surface of the adapter sleeve.

[0024] Preferably, the insulation sleeve includes a water blocking layer and a PE protective layer.

[0025] Preferably, using the first constructed data set to construct the insulation sleeve quality analysis module includes: using the first constructed data set to perform iterative supervised training and verification on the loose sleeve quality analysis module until the accuracy of the insulation sleeve quality analysis module meets the preset requirements, and obtaining the constructed insulation sleeve quality analysis module.

[0026] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0027] By constructing an optical fiber ribbon cable quality analysis model, combining the insulation sleeve quality analysis module and the optical fiber quality analysis module, the quality stability of the optical fiber manufacturing process is ensured, which not only improves the controllability of the optical fiber manufacturing process, but also provides a strong guarantee for the improvement of the optical fiber product quality. The effective control of the tensile force fluctuation during the drawing process, and the accurate assessment of the cable quality to determine the performance defects of the optical fiber ribbon, so as to adjust the processing to improve the cable performance and processing quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 It is a schematic flow chart of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 2 It is a schematic flow chart of constructing the insulation sleeve quality analysis module of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0030] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0031] Please refer to Figure 1-2 , the present invention provides a technical solution: a high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing technology, including the following steps:

[0032] Step S1: Select a target optical cable, where the target optical cable is a ribbon optical cable, including multiple groups of cable cores, and each group of optical cables includes multiple optical fibers;

[0033] Step S2: After the initial processing is completed, pass multiple optical fibers through an insulating sleeve, and expose the ends of the optical fibers outside the ends of the insulating sleeve; inject a filling reagent between the optical fibers and the insulating sleeve, and make the filling reagent penetrate into the internal gaps of the optical fibers; apply a connecting colloid to the ends of the optical fibers, and sleeved a connecting sleeve on the ends of the optical fibers, so that the connecting colloid adheres to the ends of the optical fibers and the connecting sleeve;

[0034] Step S3: Perform multiple thickness detections on the insulating sleeve to obtain multiple insulating sleeve thickness parameters, and perform multiple detections on the filling degree of the filling reagent in the insulating sleeve to obtain multiple filling degree parameters;

[0035] Step S4: Perform segmented detection on the multiple optical fibers to obtain detection parameters for the optical fiber segments;

[0036] Step S5: Construct a quality analysis model for the optical fiber ribbon optical cable, where the quality analysis model for the optical fiber ribbon optical cable includes an insulating sleeve quality analysis module and an optical fiber quality analysis module;

[0037] Step S6: Perform data analysis on the multiple insulating sleeve thickness parameters and multiple filling degree parameters to obtain an insulating sleeve data analysis result, input it into the insulating sleeve quality analysis module to obtain an insulating sleeve quality analysis result, perform data analysis on the detection parameters of the multiple optical fibers to obtain a data analysis result of the optical fiber quality parameters, input it into the optical fiber quality analysis module to obtain an optical fiber quality analysis result;

[0038] Step S7: Input the insulating sleeve quality analysis result and the optical fiber quality analysis result into the optical cable processing evaluation space to obtain a target optical cable processing evaluation result, and continue to perform processing and adjustment on the target optical cable according to the target optical cable processing evaluation result.

[0039] In the present invention, the step S4 is as follows: Obtain the optical fiber segments obtained through the wire drawing process within the detection period, and label them as optical fiber sub-segments; Detect the optical fiber sub-segments to obtain the wire drawing coefficient and the uniformity coefficient of the optical fiber sub-segments; Perform a summation calculation on the wire drawing coefficient and the uniformity coefficient, and output the sub-segment quality coefficient.

[0040] In the present invention, based on the sub-segment quality coefficients of all optical fiber sub-segments, obtain the ratio of the number of abnormal optical fiber sub-segments and the total value of the sub-segment quality coefficients, perform a multiplication calculation on the ratio of the number of abnormal optical fiber sub-segments and the total value of the sub-segment quality coefficients, and output the quality coefficient of the entire optical fiber segment.

[0041] In the present invention, after the step S2 of injecting a filling reagent between the optical fiber and the insulating sleeve and allowing the filling reagent to penetrate into the internal gap of the optical fiber core, and before the step of applying a connecting colloid to the end of the optical fiber core and sleeving a connecting sleeve on the end of the optical fiber core so that the connecting colloid adheres to the end of the optical fiber core and the connecting sleeve, heat the insulating sleeve to tightly wrap the optical fiber core.

[0042] In the present invention, constructing the insulating sleeve quality analysis module includes:

[0043] Obtain the insulating sleeve thickness parameters and filling degree parameters of multiple target optical cables to obtain multiple insulating sleeve thickness parameter sets and multiple filling degree parameter sets;

[0044] Perform data analysis on multiple insulating sleeve thickness parameter sets and multiple filling degree parameter sets to obtain multiple sample insulating sleeve data analysis results;

[0045] According to multiple sample insulating sleeve data analysis results, perform insulating sleeve quality evaluation analysis to obtain multiple sample insulating sleeve quality analysis results;

[0046] Perform data identification on the multiple sample insulating sleeve data analysis results and the multiple sample insulating sleeve quality analysis results to obtain a first construction data set;

[0047] Use the first construction data set to construct the insulating sleeve quality analysis module.

[0048] In the present invention, after the connecting colloid adheres to the end of the optical fiber and the connecting sleeve in the step S2: Wipe the outer surface of the connecting sleeve with a cleaning reagent to remove the connecting colloid attached to the outer surface of the connecting sleeve.

[0049] In the present invention, the insulating sleeve includes a water blocking layer and a PE protective layer.

[0050] In the present invention, the quality analysis module of the insulating sleeve is constructed by using the first constructed data set, including: iteratively supervising and training the quality analysis module of the loose sleeve by using the first constructed data set until the accuracy rate of the quality analysis module of the insulating sleeve meets the preset requirements, and obtaining the constructed quality analysis module of the insulating sleeve.

[0051] In the present invention: a target optical cable is selected, where the target optical cable is a ribbon optical cable including multiple groups of cable cores, and each group of optical cables includes multiple optical fibers; after primary processing, the multiple optical fibers are threaded through the insulating sleeve, and the ends of the optical fibers are exposed outside the ends of the insulating sleeve; a filling reagent is injected between the optical fibers and the insulating sleeve, and the filling reagent is allowed to penetrate into the internal gaps of the optical fibers; a connecting colloid is applied to the ends of the optical fibers, and an adapter sleeve is sleeved on the ends of the optical fibers so that the connecting colloid adheres to the ends of the optical fibers and the adapter sleeve; multiple thickness detections are performed on the insulating sleeve to obtain multiple insulating sleeve thickness parameters, and multiple fullness detections of the filling reagent are performed inside the insulating sleeve to obtain multiple fullness parameters; segmented detections are performed on the multiple optical fibers to obtain detection parameters of the optical fiber segments; a quality analysis model of the fiber ribbon optical cable is constructed, where the quality analysis model of the fiber ribbon optical cable includes a quality analysis module of the insulating sleeve and a quality analysis module of the optical fiber; data analysis is performed on the multiple insulating sleeve thickness parameters and the multiple fullness parameters to obtain an insulating sleeve data analysis result, which is input into the quality analysis module of the insulating sleeve to obtain an insulating sleeve quality analysis result, data analysis is performed on the detection parameters of the multiple optical fibers to obtain a data analysis result of the optical fiber quality parameters, which is input into the quality analysis module of the optical fiber to obtain an optical fiber quality analysis result; the insulating sleeve quality analysis result and the optical fiber quality analysis result are input into the optical cable processing evaluation space to obtain a target optical cable processing evaluation result, and according to the target optical cable processing evaluation result, the target optical cable is further processed and adjusted.

[0052] The content not detailedly described in this specification belongs to the prior art well-known to those skilled in the art. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, for those of ordinary skill in the art, it can be understood that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing process, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: Step S1: selecting a target optical cable, wherein the target optical cable is a ribbon optical cable, including multiple groups of cable cores, each group of optical cables including multiple optical fibers; Step S2: after the initial processing is completed, multiple optical fibers are inserted into the insulating sleeve, and the ends of the optical fibers are exposed outside the ends of the insulating sleeve; a filling agent is injected between the optical fibers and the insulating sleeve, and the filling agent is immersed in the internal gap of the optical fibers; a connecting colloid is applied to the ends of the optical fibers, and a transfer sleeve is sleeved on the ends of the optical fibers, so that the connecting colloid adheres to the ends of the optical fibers and the transfer sleeve; Step S3: performing thickness detection on the insulating sleeve at multiple locations to obtain multiple thickness parameters of the insulating sleeve, and performing fullness detection of the filling reagent at multiple locations in the insulating sleeve to obtain multiple fullness parameters; Step S4: performing segmented detection on the plurality of optical fibers to obtain detection parameters of the optical fiber segments; Step S5: constructing an optical fiber ribbon and cable quality analysis model, wherein the optical fiber ribbon and cable quality analysis model includes an insulation sleeve quality analysis module and an optical fiber quality analysis module; Step S6: performing data analysis on the plurality of insulating sleeve thickness parameters and the plurality of fullness parameters to obtain data analysis results of the insulating sleeves, inputting the data analysis results into the insulating sleeve quality analysis module to obtain the insulating sleeve quality analysis results, performing data analysis on the detection parameters of the plurality of optical fibers to obtain data analysis results of the optical fiber quality parameters, inputting the data analysis results into the optical fiber quality analysis module to obtain the optical fiber quality analysis results; Step S7: inputting the insulation sleeve quality analysis result and the optical fiber quality analysis result into the optical cable processing evaluation space to obtain the target optical cable processing evaluation result, and continuing to process and adjust the target optical cable according to the target optical cable processing evaluation result.

2. A high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing process according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step S4 is: obtaining the optical fiber segment obtained through the drawing process within the detection period, and marking it as an optical fiber segment; detecting the optical fiber segment to obtain the drawing coefficient and uniformity coefficient of the optical fiber segment; summing the drawing coefficient and the uniformity coefficient, and outputting the segment quality coefficient.

3. The high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing process according to claim 1, characterized in that: The optical fiber quality analysis module obtains the ratio of the number of abnormal optical fiber segments and the total value of the segment quality coefficients based on the segment quality coefficients of all optical fiber segments, calculates the product of the ratio of the number of abnormal optical fiber segments and the total value of the segment quality coefficients, and outputs the quality coefficient of the entire optical fiber segment.

4. The high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing process according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step S2, after the step of injecting a filling agent between the optical fiber and the insulating sleeve and allowing the filling agent to penetrate into the internal gap of the optical fiber core, a connecting colloid is applied to the end of the optical fiber core, and before the step of sleeve-fitting the end of the optical fiber core with the transition sleeve so that the connecting colloid adheres to the end of the optical fiber core and the transition sleeve, the insulating sleeve is heated to wrap the optical fiber core tightly.

5. The high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing process according to claim 1, characterized in that: Constructing the insulating sleeve quality analysis module includes: Obtaining insulation sleeve thickness parameters and fullness parameters of multiple target optical cables, and obtaining multiple insulation sleeve thickness parameter sets and multiple fullness parameter sets; Performing data analysis on multiple insulation sleeve thickness parameter sets and multiple fullness parameter sets to obtain data analysis results of multiple sample insulation sleeves; According to the data analysis results of multiple sample insulating sleeves, quality evaluation and analysis of the insulating sleeves are performed to obtain quality analysis results of multiple sample insulating sleeves; Performing data identification on the data analysis results of the plurality of sample insulating sleeves and the quality analysis results of the plurality of sample insulating sleeves to obtain a first constructed data set; The insulating sleeve quality analysis module is constructed using the first constructed data set.

6. The high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing process according to claim 1, characterized in that: After the end of the colloid-bonded optical fiber and the adapter sleeve are connected in step S2, the outer surface of the adapter sleeve is wiped with a cleaning agent to remove the connection colloid attached to the outer surface of the adapter sleeve.

7. The high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing process according to claim 1, characterized in that: The insulating sleeve includes a water-blocking layer and a PE protective layer.

8. The high-precision optical fiber ribbon processing process according to claim 5, characterized in that: The insulating sleeve quality analysis module is constructed using the first constructed data set, including: using the first constructed data set to iteratively supervise and verify the loose sleeve quality analysis module until the accuracy of the insulating sleeve quality analysis module meets the preset requirements, thereby obtaining a constructed insulating sleeve quality analysis module.

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