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 Mechanical Splicing
Mechanical Splicing is the quicker and easier method of splicing cables. This is achieved by stripping the outer protective layer on the fibre optic cable, clean the cable and then perform a cut precisely. When cutting the cable it is vital that a clean cut is achieved and one which is at right angles to the cable.
The precisely cut fibres are then placed into a sleeve to hold them together. The sleeve has also been very precisely made specifically for the cable to be spliced. A little bit of alignment is carried out to maximise the level of light transmission, and then they are clamped securely into place. A transparrent gel may sometimes also be applied to further increase the level of light transmitted across the joint.
The whole process can take less than 10 minutes to make, and the light loss is a little under 10%. However, this is significantly less light loss than which can be obtained by using a connector (light lost levels using a connector is around 20%).
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