| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical fiber fusion splicing method which allows for inspecting entire end faces of optical fibers for cracks and hackles and removing detected cracks and hackles before fusing the end faces of the optical fibers together. <P>SOLUTION: An optical fiber fusion splicing method for fusing end faces of a pair of optical fibers 1, 3 is provided. Images of the end faces 1a, 3a of the optical fibers 1, 3 are acquired from the front thereof by image capturing means 23, 25, 27 which are positioned to face the end faces 1a, 3a. Electrical discharge processing is applied on to the end faces on which cracks and hackles have been detected by detection means, after which the end faces of the optical fibers are fused together. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
