PROTECTED SPLICE

摘要

A fiber optic cable assembly includes first and second optical fibers and a splice protector. The optical fibers are fusion spliced together such that the spliced fibers at the splice have a common lengthwise axis, widthwise axis orthogonal to the lengthwise axis, and thickness axis orthogonal to the lengthwise and widthwise axes. The splice protector supports the optical fibers that are spliced to one another at the splice. The splice protector may include or even consist essentially of an ultra-violet light (UV-) curable adhesive that provides a flexible support for the splice. The splice protector may be at least half as flexible when cured over the splice as the first and second fibers in bending about the widthwise axis. The first and second optical fibers may respectively be part of first and second fiber optic ribbons.