Optical Fusion Puns

I'm building a laser cutter from a 200w fiber coupled laser diode and I broke the fiber. If anybody knows someone that works with fiber optics, I would really appreciate it if they could help me out.

Using an electric arc to form a single long fiber by melting two optical fibers together at their end faces, a fiber optic fusion splicer is a device. The two glass fibers are joined end to end by the fusion splice or resulting joint so that from one fiber into the other, optical light signals can pass with very little loss.

Hey All - Here is what is remaining from my Lab clean out from last week. You guys almost cleaned me out. Such a huge response. Thank you! I love this community and that we can give second, third and fourth lives to these gear and keep it out of landfills.

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Without further ado, here is what is remaining. I'm honestly surprised some of these things didn't go - like the 10Gb NIC and Fusion IO cards.

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You've probably heard the term fusion splicer before, but in case you haven't - an optical fiber fusion splicer is used to "splice" or fuse two separate pieces of glass optical fibers together - whether the optical fiber type is single mode fiber or multimode fiber. The goal is to join the two pieces of bare fiber seamlessly. They are connected to each other by an electric arc. You may need to fusion splice for a variety of reasons - the fiber may have been broken or damaged, or you could be performing a termination of the fiber using a pigtail or a splice on connector (SOC), or you may need to extend the length of a fiber optic cable run to reach an end point in your long haul network. Fusion splicing ensures that the light will pass from one end of the fiber to the other without interruption, making sure there is the least amount of back reflection from the splice. Fusion splicing can be used instead of mechanical splices, and it is actually usually preferred because of its benefits, which we will talk about in the passages below.

Fusion splicing ensures optimal performance, the lowest loss, and the lowest amount of reflectance when compared to a mechanical splice. The price of fusion splicers varies depending on the type you choose, core alignment and ribbon or mass fusion splicers are more expensive than cladding alignment fusion splicers. Most standard fusion splicer features include a large color screen, built-in splice sleeve ovens, and many come with high precision cleavers when purchased as a kit. As technology progresses we are seeing Bluetooth options, fully automated processes, and Wi-Fi capabilities being developed.

Typical applications where fusion splicers are used include fiber to the home applications, applications where splice on connectors are being used, maintenance in data center locations, and in research and development facilities. When you have a fusion splicer you can do repairs on the fly, whether it is a broken fiber or a bad connector, a fusion splicer can be used to make the repair and get your system back up and running in no time. There are many manufacturers of fusion splicers in the marketplace, and each has its own perks, features, and benefits, but there are two main types of splicers that you could potentially purchase.

Core Alignment Splicer

In core alignment units, the cores of the fiber are aligned prior to the splice being p

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