Terminations & Splicing
Fusion splicing is the most common method of repairing an optical cable by rejoining the broken ends or attaching connectors to the ends of an optical cable using 'pigtails'. The splicing machine will position the fibre optic ends and use cameras to display their alignment on the inbuilt screen. When the operator is satisfied with the alignment the press of a button employs an electric arc to soften the fibre optic ends and fuse them together. This will result in a fibre that is almost indistinguishable from new and with the latest core alignment fusion splicers used by ST Fibre Solutions signal losses below 0.03dB will be achieved.
Where environmental hazards exist e.g. flammable liquids, or there is insufficient space to ustilise the fusion splicer, connectors can be installed with field terminations. Our engineers are trained to use either hot melt, cold cure or crimp and cleave connector terminations depending on the environment and customers requirements. These connectors will be attached to the end of the fibre with an adhesive or crimp and hand polished using different grades of diamond polishing paper to achieve an signal loss of less than 0.30dB.
Where environmental hazards exist e.g. flammable liquids, or there is insufficient space to ustilise the fusion splicer, connectors can be installed with field terminations. Our engineers are trained to use either hot melt, cold cure or crimp and cleave connector terminations depending on the environment and customers requirements. These connectors will be attached to the end of the fibre with an adhesive or crimp and hand polished using different grades of diamond polishing paper to achieve an signal loss of less than 0.30dB.
