Study of the relationship between optical fiber strength after splicing and the method of optical fiber cleaning prior to splicing

摘要

The strength of optical fiber is generally 4.8GPa, but if optical fibers are spliced by arc fusion splicing, the strength of the splice drops dramatically. The spliced fiber strength averages about 0.64GPa when typical fusion splicing methods areused. This strength is easily varied by the detail of the method of splicing. The fiber cleaning process prior to splicing especially affects the fiber strength. There are various methods of fiber surface cleaning and various types of wipes that can beused. We studied the relationship between spliced fiber strength and the method of fiber surface cleaning. The results are as shown below: