Fiber Tolerances and the Effects on Splicing and Testing

Our presentation will discuss the effects of geometric fiber tolerances on fusion splicing and subsequent Tier 1 and Tier 2 testing requirements. We will discuss how different ITU classifications of fiber, and their respective ages, can affect the internal physical structures of said fiber. We will then consider the subsequent range of impacts on fusion splice losses in relation to ISO/IEC/TIA Tier 1 and 2 test standards of fiber optic links. Lastly, presentation of current fusion splicer technologies and market landscape will provide final context and methodologies to address these varied fiber specifications and classifications to align with industry testing standards. Do you know what splice losses you can expect from your fusion splicer in every application? What are the effects of splicing legacy fiber to new fiber and splicing one fiber classification to another? We will dive into these questions and more during this session. The session will also include a live fiber splice and testing demonstration by utility fiber splicers and being monitored by an OTDR at 1310/1550/1650 nm to demonstrate the effects of bending losses at longer wavelengths.