Fibre Optic Fusion Splicing

In fusion splicing, two fibres are literally welded (fused) together by an electric arc, a process which requires great care and precision and the use of specialised equipment.

 

The aim is to ensure that the signal traveling through the fibre passes  without suffering signal loss by unwanted reflection. Accurate, professional splicing is the only way to ensure the integrity of a jointed fibre network – our fusion splicing technology delivers near-perfect signal transmission for maximum quality and bandwidth.

 

Testing the integrity of your network

Once fibre optic fusion splicing and terminations are complete, we test the connection.

 

Fibre optic cables are very sensitive, and an Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) is used to find the percentage of signal loss within a fibre optic cable. Fiberconnect engineers use OTDR fibre optic testing to ensure the signal passing through the cable is not corrupted in any way, as the greater the percentage of the signal that is refracted toward the source, the greater the loss of signal quality.

 

Your registration certificate and report

We work to the highest industry standards, using only properly calibrated fusion and testing equipment operated by qualified staff. Once installation is completed we test the fibres and produce your certification report.

 

The report details the precise profile of your fibre connections, recording the location and quality of cable joints by sending test impulses down the cable towards the source and measuring the reflections.

 

If your cable connection ever develops a problem, engineers will need the report to establish the original parameters of the connection, allowing them to accurately determine the fault and make alterations or repairs to the fibre to maintain  signal quality and not compromise your connection and network.

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• All fibre optic cables are terminated with fusion splicers to give the best possible connection

• All connections are then fully tested to the industry standards using optical power and light source meters and OTDR

• Test results are supplied to the customer in PDF format

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