METHOD OF FUSION SPLICING SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBERS USING AN ARC DISCHARGE

摘要

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREA method of fusion splicing single-mode opticalfibers, in which an offset distance D, between the axes ofthe optical fibers subjected to fusion splicing, ismeasured when the axes of the cores of the optical fibersare aligned with one another. The arc discharge time,current and/or energy is determined according to themeasured distance D.