The Splice Process
The process of fusion must be watched very closely if lowest possible splice loss is wished. Because the heating process is depending on the arc generating components as well as on the ambient conditions, best splice results can be only achieved if the splicer finds ways to control these.
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AFC process
control using
the LID signal
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Corning LID
TM
system regulates the splice process automatically:
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The LID signal is monitored throughout the splice process to ensure maximum light transmission and lowest splice loss
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Splice process regulation Automatic Fusion time Control (AFC
TM
) stops the splicing arc automatically once the LID level reaches its maximum
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Process is therefore effective, fail-proof and works for all ambient conditions without the need of any environmental sensors
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Real splice loss measurement through LID level evaluation
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Precise arc control
for core matching
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Controlled splice process for best splice loss:
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Self-centering pulls both fiber ends towards each others and makes the glass cladding straight which is good for acceptable loss in fixed v-grooves single or ribbon fiber splices
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Same process counter-acts the effort to keep single-mode cores aligned in a splice
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Only splicers with a proper process control system stops the splicing arc in time
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These unique splice process control mechanisms are currently only available through the Corning OptiSpliceTM LID...
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