Home  >  News  >  FAQ

What is a fusion splicer?

Time: 2021-10-12 Views: 615

A fusion splice is the technique of joining two fibre optic cores by melting the ends together using an electric arc. A fusion splicer is used because an extremely high degree of accuracy is required due to the small diameter of fibre optic cable and tight tolerances. The fusion splicer first aligns the cores and then applies the exact amount of heat needed to melt the ends before pressing them together and fusing the fibre to form a very low loss joint.

You Might Interested
When should I use OM3 fibre cable over OM1 fibre cable? CIOE 2025 - Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center Analysis on the development and technical characteristics of optical fiber connectors CommunicAsia 2012, Singapore. June 19 - 22 ECOC 2012, Amsterdam. September 17 - 19 Angacom 2024 COLOGNE GERMANY Anga Cable, Cologne. June 12 - 14 KOC invites you to Angacom 2018, Cologne, Germany What styles of fibre cable are commonly used? 31st Convergence India 2024 expo