Fiber Optic Field Splice

Dennis M. Knecht; W. John Carlsen; Paul Melman

doi:10.1117/12.933334

15 October 1982 Fiber Optic Field Splice

Dennis M. Knecht, W. John Carlsen, Paul Melman

Proceedings Volume 0326, Fiber Optics: Technology '82; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933334
Event: 1982 Los Angeles Technical Symposium, 1982, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

The most common method of splicing low loss optical fibers is fusion splicing. To those who actually do the splicing, this technique is difficult at best. The GTE elastomeric splice is intended as an alternate solution to eliminate the difficulties encountered in field splicing. Aside from cable preparation, a splice can be completed in less than three minutes. Initial production runs show losses of 0.12 dB max and an average of 0.09 dB.

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Dennis M. Knecht, W. John Carlsen, and Paul Melman "Fiber Optic Field Splice", Proc. SPIE 0326, Fiber Optics: Technology '82, (15 October 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933334

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