page_title: Fusion splicing
hierarchical_section_title: Fusion splicing
caption_attribution_description: English: Two optical fibers just spliced in a Fujikura FSM-60S, shot during strenght-test
context_page_description: Fusion splicing is the act of joining two optical fibers end-to-end.The goal is to fuse the two fibers together in such a way that light passing through the fibers is not scattered or reflected back by the splice, and so that the splice and the region surrounding it are almost as strong as the intact fiber. The source of heat is usually an electric arc, but can also be a laser, or a gas flame, or a tungsten filament through which current is passed.
context_section_description: Fusion splicing is the act of joining two optical fibers end-to-end.The goal is to fuse the two fibers together in such a way that light passing through the fibers is not scattered or reflected back by the splice, and so that the splice and the region surrounding it are almost as strong as the intact fiber. The source of heat is usually an electric arc, but can also be a laser, or a gas flame, or a tungsten filament through which current is passed.
caption: Fiber spliced, still unprotected
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