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Fusion splicing is the most common type of fiber splicing. It involves heating the ends of two fibers to fuse them together. This produces very low splice losses below 0.2 dB. However, the heat can weaken the fibers. Mechanical splicing uses adhesives like epoxy to join fibers inside a V-groove or elastic tube. While easier than fusion splicing, mechanical splices have higher losses of 0.1-0.2 dB. Proper alignment of the fiber cores is important to minimize losses for both fusion and mechanical splicing.

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kumarnath j

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