Patent ID: 9170372
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A method of making a fusion-spliced optical fiber, comprising: holding a ferrule in one end of a holding element, said holding element having a stem extending from the other end thereof, said ferrule disposed around a built-in optical fiber segment, said built-in optical fiber segment having an exposed end that extends from said ferrule; receiving said holding element in a ferrule holding element of a fusion-splicing device; fusion-splicing said exposed end of said built-in optical fiber segment to an end of another optical fiber to form a spliced portion; and transferring said spliced portion by supporting at least said stem, wherein the stem is disposed at the ferrule holding element so that the stem is protruded from one side, of the ferrule holding element, opposite to the built-in optical fiber segment, and the fusion-splicing device includes a fusion-splicing unit and a discharge electrode, the fusion-splicing unit including an optical fiber holder and the ferrule holding element, the optical fiber holder causing the exposed end of the built-in optical fiber segment and the end of the another optical fiber to face each other and disposing and fixing the facing ends, and the discharge electrode causing an arc discharge for fusion-splicing the facing ends of the built-in optical fiber segment and the another optical fiber.