Splicing is the process of joining two fiber-optic cables together. Spicing consists of 4 basic steps:
- Stripping the fiber – Removal of the protective polymer coating around optical fiber. The splicing process starts by preparing both ends and making sure that all protective coating is removed or stripped from the ends of every fiber.
- Cleaning the fiber – We clean the fibers to ensure we get good fusion between the pieces of glass.
- Splicing the fiber – We use a fusion splicing machine to align the two fiber ends. The glass ends are fused together using heat. This produces a continuous connection between the fibers.
- The fiber connection is tested to make sure everything is connected correctly.