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Crazy that you can splice optical cable..

• dgfitz 2y ago
  I mean… they get terminated somehow, right?
  • dmoy 2y ago
    True, but splicing without leaving behind a powered repeater is different from the final termination with active electronics on the end. It's pretty cool tech
    • dgfitz 2y ago
      I’m saying you can terminate cleanly without needing a repeater. To be clear, I’m saying to terminate each end of the cut cable to a terminating device that continues the flow of light, not just the termination at the beginning/end of the line. Sorry if that wasn’t obvious.
• neom 2y ago
  Today, we're going to talk to John Owens and learn about the process of splicing fiber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zN20ZVInfU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zN20ZVInfU
• UltraSane 2y ago
  They actually have very cool devices that will automatically align and fuse two fibers and estimate the loss of the bond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP_C0XLLyR0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP_C0XLLyR0
  • ahnick 2y ago
    how much do one of those bad boys cost?
    • UltraSane 2y ago
      The cheapest ones are surprisingly cheap at less than $1,000 and the highest end ones are $10,000
• timbit42 2y ago
  Why is it crazy? It's been done since there has been optical cable.