PROCESS FOR FUSION-SPLICING HERMETICALLY COATED OPTICAL FIBERS

摘要

A process for fusion-splicing hermetically coated optical fibers (1) each of which comprises an inorganic coating (13), an optical fiber glass (11) and optionally an organic coating (12), which process comprises removing the inorganic coating, fusion-splicing (14) the fibers and then coating a portion where the inorganic coating is removed with an inorganic material (15).