Patent ID: 8534932

Claim:
A method for thermally connecting respective ends of at least two optical waveguides, comprising: positioning of the ends of the at least two optical waveguides relative to one another so as to allow a connection by the application of heat; recording of images of the ends of the at least two optical waveguides, wherein the images are recorded from different directions such that each of the images records a respective distance between external contours of the ends of the at least two optical waveguides; determining a common offset between the ends of the at least two optical waveguides to be connected using the respective distance of each of the images; outputting a value for a parameter from a memory, which provides a relationship between any possible offset and a parameter which influences the application of heat; operation of a heat source as a function of the value for the parameter, in order to connect the ends of the at least two optical waveguides.