Lesson
7: Termination and Splicing
Objectives:
From this lesson you should learn:
The difference between connectors and splices
Requirements for connectors and splices
Connector styles
Termination types of connectors
Splice types
Splicing procedures
Connectors or Splices?
In this lesson, a long and very important one, you will
learn about fiber splicing and termination. Fiber optic
joints or terminations are made two ways: 1) connectors
that mate two fibers to create a temporary joint, patch
between two cables and/or connect the fiber to a piece of
network gear or 2) splices which create a permanent joint
between the two fibers.
Either termination method must have two primary
characteristics: good optical performance indicated by low
loss minimal reflectance and high reliability.
Terminations must also be of the right style to be
compatible to the equipment involved and be protected
against the environment in which they are installed.
The corresponding lessons in the Fiber U Basic Skills
Lab which shows you how typical installation processes
are done is also linked below.
Student Assignment:
Watch the videos, read the references and take the quizzes
(Test Your Comprehension)
FOA YouTube Videos:
FOA
Lecture 5: Splices and Connectors
FOA
Lecture 6: Fiber Optic Splices
FOA
Lecture 7: Fiber Optic Connectors
Fiber
Optics - Live! A series of videos that use lab
demonstrations to show how optical fiber works.
Online FOA Reference:
Fiber
Optic Terminations and Splicing
Tutorial:
Termination
Tutorial:
Splicing
- Adhesive/polish
connectors Virtual Hands-On: Epoxy/Polish,
Anaerobic,
Hot
Melt
- Prepolished/splice
connectors and fusion splice-on connectors (SOCs)
Virtual Hands-On: PPS
and SOC termination
- Prefabricated
cable systems
- Singlemode
fiber termination: Virtual
Hands-On: SM
termination
Book Chapter:
FOA
Reference Guide to Fiber Optics,
Chapter 7
Optional
- Basic Skills Lab (do-it-yourself
"hands-on" labs)
Test Your Knowledge:
Optional - Extra Credit Reading
- Connector
Names and Nomenclature
- Standards
For Connectors, FOCIS
Optional - Hands-On YouTube Videos
Fusion
Splicing
Mechanical
Splicing
Fiber
Optic Termination, Part 1, Setup & Tools
Fiber
Optic Termination, Part 2, Jacketed Cable Prep
Fiber
Optic Termination, Part 3, Adhesive Prep
Fiber
Optic Termination, Part 4, Stripping Fiber
Fiber
Optic Termination, Part 5, Connector Attachment
Fiber
Optic Termination, Part 6, Polishing
Fiber
Optic Termination, Part 7, Inspection
Fiber
Optic Termination, Part 8, Distribution Cable
Termination
Fiber
Optic Connector Polishing Technique
Next: Lesson
8: Fiber Optic Testing
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