Title :
The latest fusion splicing technologies and applications to FTTx deployment
Author_Institution :
Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
Fusion splicing in FTTx deployment is part of the final process to link the network. Here we examine the latest fusion splicing technologies used worldwide and the challenges they present.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre subscriber loops; splicing; FTTx deployment; fiber-to-the-x deployment; fusion splicer; fusion splicing technologies; single multimode fiber; Heating; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Splicing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
