1
Scope
2 Normative references
3 Abbreviations and acronyms
4 Types of splices: General
description
4.1 Fusion splices
4.2 Mechanical splices
5 Splicing procedure steps
5.1 Fibre cleaning and end
preparation
5.2 Coating stripping
5.3 Cleaning of the bare
fibre ends
5.4 Fibre cleaving
5.5 Splicing
5.6 Field splice loss
measurements
6 Functional properties of the
splices
6.1 Recommended
characteristics for single-mode fibre splices
6.2 Performance criteria
for multimode fibre splices
Appendix I – Index of refraction matching materials for
mechanical optical fibre splices
Appendix II – Japanese experience on optical fibre splicing
Bibliography