Core Alignment vs. Cladding Alignment: Understanding the Difference in Fusion Splicers

How do you know if you’re using the right type of fusion splicer for your network?  Let’s take a look.  First, you need to understand that there are several different types of technologies used in today’s splicers; Core alignment and clad alignment.   

How to caculate the OTDR testing distance?

When we purchase the OTDR, sometimes we meet the problem: how long this OTDR can test? Today, we share a tip to you. 

OPTICAL FIBER FUSION SPLICER TYPES (FUSION SPLICING MACHINES) NEED TO KNOW

Fusion splicer is a kind of optical fiber splicing equipment, which is mainly used for the construction and maintenance of optical cables in optical communications;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 used to melt and fuse together the two glass fibers being spliced is usually an electric arc.

HOW TO TEST A FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM WITH AN OTDR (OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMER)

An Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) is a device that tests the integrity of a fiber cable and is used for the building, certifying, maintaining, and troubleshooting fiber optic systems. Hand-held OTDRs build a virtual image of the fiber optic cable to determine the condition and performance capability of the fiber cable. These tools can also test components along the cable path like connection points, bends, or splices to analyze the cable’s capability from start to finish.