How to Splice Fiber Optic Cable – Step-by-Step Fusion
Learn how to splice fiber optic cable using fusion splicing with this complete step-by-step guide. Includes tools, best practices, loss standards (ITU-T
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Fusion splice is a junction of two or more optical fibers that have been melted together. See the FOA Virtual Hands-On for the process of fiber optic cable splicing (PDF). Fusion splicing is the most widely used method of splicing as it provides for the lowest loss and least reflectance, as well as providing the strongest and most reliable joint between two fibers. The goal is to fuse the two fibers together in such a way that light passing through the fibers is not scattered or reflected back by the splice, and so that the splice and the region surrounding it are almost as strong as the.
