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Equipment for Splicing of Fibers
Fiber splicing means that two fiber ends are put together such that light can get from one fiber to the other without excessive coupling losses. One has to distinguish two techniques:
- Mechanical splicing uses mechanical parts to attach the fiber ends.
- Fusion splicing means that the fiber ends are fused together with a heat treatment.
Mechanical splices can be made with relatively simple consumables and do not require expensive equipment. One simply has to insert the stripped and cleaved fiber ends into the mechanical splice. (Some versions are transparent, so that the fiber end can be seen inside.) With locking nuts, one can fix the fibers.
The fibers needs to be inserted so far that essentially no air gap will be between the fiber ends. Some mechanical splices are reusable, i.e., one may take out the fibers and use the splice for other fibers. Others allow the use of an index-matching fluid, which can substantially reduce the insertion loss, but requires additional cleaning when a splice is redone. In some cases, one bonds the fibers with a UV-curable epoxy, which of course leads to permanent (not reusable) splices.
For fusion splicing, there are sophisticated fusion splicing apparatuses. One has to insert the stripped and carefully cleaved fiber ends into clamps and position them properly. Triggered by a button press, the apparatus then puts the fiber ends close together and applies heat from an electrical arc (or possibly with a CO2 laser), such that the fiber ends are fused together. Fusion splicers are quite expensive, but they produce the most reliable and low-loss splices, and this without requiring expensive consumables.
Although fusion splices are comparably robust as the original fiber, the stripped fiber is less well protected. Therefore, one often uses splice protection sleeves to protect the spliced region.
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