Outside
Plant Fiber Optics
Lesson 7: Splices And Terminations
Objectives: From this lesson you should learn:
The difference between terminations with connectors and
joints with splices
Should you use connectors or splices?
Requirements for splices and connectors
Splice types
Splicing procedures
Connector styles
Termination types of connectors
In this lesson, a long and very important one, you will
learn about fiber splicing and termination. Fiber optic
joints or terminations are made two ways: 1) splices which
create a permanent joint between the two fibers or 2)
connectors that mate two fibers to create a temporary
joint and/or connect the fiber to a piece of network gear.
Either termination method must have two primary
characteristics: good optical performance indicated by low
loss minimal reflectance and high mechanical
strength. Terminations must also be of the right
style to be compatible to the equipment involved and be
protected against the environment in which they are
installed.
Generally, OSP focuses on splicing, either for joining
cables or attaching pigtails for termination. The
termination processes described in the materials are
rarely used in OSP applications but should be understood
by all techs.
Student Assignment:
Watch the video, read the references and take the quizzes
(Test Your Comprehension)
FOA YouTube Videos
FOA
Lecture 5: Splices and Connectors
FOA
Lecture 6: Fiber Optic Splices
FOA
Lecture 7: Fiber Optic Connectors
Fusion
Splicing
Fiber
Optic Stripping Tools
Online FOA Reference:
Fiber
Optic Splicing and Termination
Tutorial:
Termination
Tutorial:
Splicing
Fusion
Splicing: single
fiber, ribbon
Splicing
different types of SM fiber
YouTube
videos on splicing and termination
Book Chapter:
FOA
Reference Guide to Outside Plant Fiber Optics,
Chapter 7
Optional
- Basic Skills Lab (do-it-yourself "hands-on" lab)
Test Your Knowledge:
Online
Quiz
Take the Quiz at the end of Chapter 7 and check
your answers
Extra Credit Reading
- Connector
Names and Nomenclature
- Standards
For Connectors, FOCIS
- Prepolished/splice
and fusion splice-on connectors
Virtual Hands-On: PPS
and SOC termination
- Prefabricated
cable systems
- Singlemode
fiber termination: Virtual Hands-On:
SM
termination
Next: Lesson 8:
Fiber Optic Testing
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