Field Expedient Repair of Fiber Optic Cables.

Abstract

This Interim Report describes the design of a field expedient fiber optics cable splicing system. The field splice kit will include a manually operated splicing machine which has all of the tools for making the cable repair mounted on a single platform, transportable in a hand-carried or back-packed case. The splice consists of glass four-rod alignment guides pre-mounted in a splice housing. Means are provided for fiber and cable retention in the housing to effect a rugged cable repair. The procedure for making the cable repair is outlined and described with the aid of a series of photographs of a wooden model of the splicing machine. The manipulations required to make the splice are designed to be simple and performable under adverse field conditions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA120380

Entities

People

  • John G. Woods

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Corporations
  • Crimping Tools
  • Electronic Components
  • Environment
  • Environmental Tests
  • Fiber Optics
  • Fibers
  • Insertion Loss
  • Losses
  • Machines
  • Materials
  • Optical Fibers
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design