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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Sugawara, Sakura, JP;
Koichi Yokota, Sakura, JP;
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber fusion splicer includes: a replaceable groove-formed unit having first positioning grooves, separated from each other by an equal distance, on which first optical fibers are disposed, and second positioning grooves, separated from each other by an equal distance, on which second optical fibers are disposed, wherein the first optical fibers constitute a first mass fiber and have first glass parts, and the second optical fibers constitute a second mass fiber and have second glass parts; a lighting part that illuminates, with light, the first optical fibers and the second optical fibers; a lens that condenses the light passing through the first glass parts and the second glass parts; a camera that captures an image formed by the lens; and a pair of discharge electrodes that heat and melt, by electric discharge, the first glass parts and the second glass parts.