Page 15 - Key Considerations for Choosing a Fiber Termination Method

Fusion Splice-On Connectors
► Instead of splicing to a pigtail stub, the stub resides inside the connector
► The fiber stub inside the connector is fusion spliced and the connector parts assembled
around the ferrule
► Requires a fusion splicing machine
– Twocleavedfibersarealignedbythesplicerandfused
► No need to for splice trays and protective splice sleeves –
the splice is protected within the connector housing
► Available in multimode and singlemode and various connector types
Fiber stub in a protective sleeve
Strain relief boot
– DuplexLC,SCandST
– AcoupleofMPO/MTPoptionsavailable
Pre-polished ferrule and fiber
Stripped and cleaved fiber