Disclosure Of The Fusion Splicer
However, if the time required for the reinforcement treatment is shortened, it cannot be made shorter than the fusion splicer work. Each optical fiber in an unreinforced state just after the termination of the fusion splice has weak strength because the bare fiber of glass is exposed; in the situation in which a plurality of OTDR fibers waiting for being reinforced are accumulated, there is a fear of causing a problem of break, damage, etc., to occur as an external force is added to the fiber optic splicer part. Thus, it is possible to shorten the wait time before completion of the reinforcement treatment by preparing a plurality of reinforcement treatment devices for one fusion splicing device. To efficiently conduct transport from a fiber connecter device to a reinforcement treatment device, a fusion splicer including both a fusion splicing device and a reinforcement treatment device side by side is also considered.