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7.1.2 Preparing the Fiber
Splice loss is directly affected by the quality of the fiber preparation. For
best results, ensure that the V-grooves are clean and that the fiber ends
are properly cleaned and cleaved.
Prepare the single fiber according to the following procedure.
1.
Insert a splice protection sleeve onto either the right or the left fiber.
2.
Strip off a portion of fiber coating by using the fiber stripper. For details,
refer to the manual of the stripper.
3.
Wipe the bare fiber with a lint-free tissue soaked with denatured
alcohol.
Please use ethanol of more than 99% of purity for cleaning fiber.
Protection sleeve
Insert
Fiber
Single fiber
Stripper
Cleaning cotton
Bare fiber