Methods for splicing multimode armored optical fibers

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It describes three main splicing methods - de-matable connectors, mechanical splices, and fusion splices. Fusion splicing welds two fibers together using an electric arc and provides the lowest loss. Splicing is required to create a continuous path for light transmission from one fiber to another. In this guide, we cover the basics of fiber optic splicing, how to perform splicing using two different methods, and finally some best practices to perform good fiber splicing. As a result, optical fibers, and partic­ ularly single-mode fibers, can be routinely fabricated with attenuation levels of about 0.

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