1. Can a broken OpticFibre be repaired? If it can, how?
2. If a broken one is put back together, will light pass through it as well as it did before? I have the impression that welding will put it back together but that the joined ends will lack the...ummmm...physical (refractive or is it transparent) properties it once had -like the rest of the unaffected length of fibre.
2006-09-24 22:32:14 · 6 answers · asked by Fulani Filot 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
1. Yes, you would have to put in a slice. This requires two more connectors, a coupler, and polishing both fibers.
2. It will pass, but not as good. Any splice will give you dB loss depending on the mode and fiber size
2006-09-25 06:03:54 · answer #1 · answered by ifoam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is possible !
Answer : get the broken part cut out, then get a new length of cable "fusion spliced" (that's the welding bit) into the section.
If the team doing the cutting and fusion splicing are good, the db loss is kept to a minimum, however, you need to be aware that there will be a "bump" in the OTDR tests. You need to consider the maximum permissable loss for the cable in question, and that's a whole different subject...db loss is increased per mated pair, and a fix add's just that.
On a plus side, it does work, Service providers do it all the time !
2006-09-25 03:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by muggsie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not so sure it's that difficult to join fibre optic cables together. Sure you might loose a little signal quality but if the data is digital, you would not have major problems. So if, it's so difficult to fix a break, how do they join fibres together?
2006-09-24 22:56:04 · answer #3 · answered by Henry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. its fibre optics! also i doubt it can be repaired as fibre optics are threads of essentailly flexible glass that passes light through itself and thr fibre is so small.....
2. its impossible, u can't weld glass??
2006-09-24 22:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by dennis s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tough job, depending on project, your better off replacing the unit, so could try an outsleeve of the same material, but a tough order.
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2006-09-24 22:36:22 · answer #5 · answered by pete.hodson1@btinternet.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Yes, but it is very sensitive and expensive
2. It's better to replace new one as it is sensitive materials
2006-09-24 22:34:36 · answer #6 · answered by TLPreferBlue29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋