INNO Instrument View 8+ - High Splice Loss Troubleshooting Details; Fiber Alignment Issues; Fiber Condition Issues; Splice Geometry Issues

User’s Manual
INNO Instrument, Inc.
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Appendix I
High Splice loss: Cause and remedy
Symptom Name Cause Remedy
Fiber core
axial offset
There’s dust in
V-grooves and fiber
hammer
Clean the V-grooves
and fiber hammer
Fiber core
angle error
There’s dust in
V-grooves and fiber
hammer
Clean the V-grooves
and fiber hammer
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Check the cleaver
Fiber core
bending
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Check the cleaver
Pre-fuse power too
low or pre-fuse time
too short.
Increase [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or[Pre-fuse
Time].
The mode
field diameters
mismatch
Arc power not
adequate
Increase [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or[Pre-fuse
Time].
Dust
combustion
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Check the cleaver
Dust still present
after cleaning fiber
or cleaning arc.
Clean fiber thoroughly or
increase[Cleaning Arc
Time]
Bubbles
Bad fiber end-face
quality
Check the cleaver
Pre-fuse power too
low or pre-fuse time
too short.
Increase [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or[Pre-fuse
Time].
Separation
Fiber stuffing too
small
Perform [Arc Calibration].
Pre-fuse power too
high or pre-fuse
time too long.
Decrease [Pre-fuse
Power] and/or [Pre-fuse
Time].
Fat
Fiber stuffing too
much
Decrease [Overlap] and
Perform [Arc Calibration].
Thin
Arc power not
adequate
Perform [Arc Calibration].
Some arc
parameters not
adequate
Adjust [Pre-fuse Power],
[Pre-fuse Time] or
[Overlap]