Optical Fiber Fusion Splicing

Fiber Preparation and Alignment.- Mechanics of Fusion Splicing.- Optics of Fusion Splicing.- Splice Loss Estimation and Fiber Imaging.- Splice Strength, Reliability, and Packaging.- Splice Measurement and Characterization.- Splice Process Optimization and Special Splicing Strategies.- Fusion Splicing of Specialty Fiber.- Splicer Hardware: State of the Art.