Patent ID: 8899848
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A device for splicing optical fibers, comprising: a first holder for directly or indirectly receiving a first optical fiber, said first holder being removably mounted on the device, a second holder for directly or indirectly receiving a second optical fiber, said second holder being removably mounted on the device, a splicing module positioned between the first holder and the second holder, an aligning means for aligning an end of the first optical fiber received in the first holder with an end of the second optical fiber received in the second holder, said aligning means being mounted on the splicing module, and at least one electrode mounted on the splicing module in a region of the mutually aligned ends of the first and second optical fibers to create the spliced connection, wherein the splicing module is vertically movable between a splicing position which facilitates the spliced connection and a releasing position that is a predetermined distance from a plane of the first and second holders, wherein the releasing position exposes the spliced connection for further processing, and wherein the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber respectively remain in the first holder and the second holder mounted on the device when the splicing module is in the releasing position.