FSP200
Tempo Communications Inc.
1390 Aspen Way • Vista, CA 92081 USA • 800-642-2155
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Fiber Cleaving
Do not let the fiber end-face touch anything. Place the fiber into the universal adapter, and insert the adapter into the FCL200.
Follow the instructions for the FCL200 to cleave the fiber.
Loading Fiber into Splicer
1.
Open the wind protector and install the fiber adapters into the splicer, making sure the fiber is positioned into the
center of the V-grooves.
2.
Close the wind protector.
Splicing Procedure
To ensure a good splice, the optical fiber is observed with the image processing system equipped in the FSP200. However, in
some cases the image processing system cannot detect a faulty splice. Visual inspection with the monitor is often necessary
for better splicing yield. Observe the following standard operating procedure:
• After fibers are loaded into the splicer, press and the fibers will move toward each other. The fiber motion stops and the
cleaning arc is performed. The cleave angle and end-face quality are checked. If the measured cleave angle is greater
than its set threshold or fiber chipping is detected, the beeper sounds and an error message warns the operator. The
splicing procedure pauses. If no error message is displayed, the below stated end-face conditions are used for visual
inspection. If observed, remove the fiber from the splicer and repeat fiber preparation. These fiber cleave defects may cause
a faulty splice.
Chip
Lip
Incline
• After fiber inspection, the fibers are aligned core-to-core or cladding-to-cladding. Cladding axis offset and core axis offset
measurements can be displayed.
• After completion of fiber alignment, an arc discharge is performed to splice the fibers.
• Estimated splice loss is displayed upon completion of splicing. Splice loss is affected by factors stated in Section 5. These
factors are taken into account to calculate, or estimate, splice loss. The calculation is based on dimensional parameters,
such as MFD, cleave quality, and fusion splice shape after the splice. If either the cleave angle measured or the estimated
splice loss exceeds its set threshold, an error message is displayed. If the spliced fiber is detected as abnormal, such as
“Fat”, “Thin” or “Bubble”, an error message is displayed. If no error message is displayed but the splice looks poor by visual
inspection through the monitor, it is strongly recommended to resplice.
