| 摘要 |
An apparatus (11) for splicing hermetically sealed optical fibres (21,23) including a reaction chamber (13), a pair of fiber holders (37, 39) located within the reaction chamber, a laser system (17), and a viewing system (65). The apparatus permits several procedural steps, including a splicing operation and a hermetic coating operation to be performed using a single thermal laser heat source (19) and without significantly disturbing the fibers between operations. The apparatus and method practiced yield a splice which is comparable in optical, mechanical, and physical properties to the original fibers. |
