Fiber Alignment
The higher the requirement for the splice loss is, the more alignment work the splicer has to do. Simple splicers let the fibers align themselves during the fusion while more sophisticated machines adjust both fiber sides to match each other.
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cladding detection
system L-PAS
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Cladding Alignment (active and passive)
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A simple back-lit lens camera system Lens-Profile-Alignment System (L-PAS) detects the cladding offset between both fiber ends
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3-axes splicing machine eliminates misalignment through precise piezos-controlled v-grooves
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Simple fixed v-groove or ribbon splicer compensate the offset passively through the self-centering effect of the glass while splicing them
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core alignment
with LID system
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core detection
system CDS
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Core-Alignment Process
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To achieve lowest possible splice loss on single mode fiber and similar fiber types with very small cores
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Local light Injection and Detection (LID) through couplers for precise core alignment
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Alternative process of core alignment through the Core Detection System CDS
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Fusion splicers with passive alignment for single and mass fiber are realized through the Corning OptiSpliceTM one and Ribbon...
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Core alignment splicers using the state-of-the-art LID and CDS system are currently the OptiSpliceTM LID and CDS...
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