Recommendation ITU-T L.400/L.12 (02/2022) Optical fibre splices
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FOREWORD
Table of Contents
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
     3.1 Terms defined elsewhere
     3.2 Terms defined in this Recommendation
4 Abbreviations and acronyms
5 Conventions
6 Types of splices – general description
     6.1 Fusion splices
     6.2 Mechanical splices
7 Splicing procedure steps
     7.1 Fibre cleaning and end preparation
     7.2 Coating stripping
     7.3 Cleaning of the stripped fibre section
     7.4 Fibre cleaving
     7.5 Splicing
          7.5.1 Electric arc-fusion splicing
               7.5.1.1 Control of the splicing parameters and conditions
               7.5.1.2 Fusion splicing
               7.5.1.3 Proof test
               7.5.1.4 Splice protection
          7.5.2 Mechanical splicing
     7.6 Field splice loss measurements
8 Requirements of the fibre splices and recommended performance tests
8.1 General
     8.2 Performance requirements for single-mode fibre splices
     8.3 Validation of the splicing procedure
     8.4 Performance characteristics for multimode fibre splices
Appendix I  Index of refraction matching materials for mechanical optical fibre splices
Appendix II  Optical fibre splice attenuation with different types of fibres
Appendix III  Fibre imaging in fusion splicing machines
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