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.
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
how much do one of those bad boys cost?
The cheapest ones are surprisingly cheap at less than $1,000 and the highest end ones are $10,000
Today, we're going to talk to John Owens and learn about the process of splicing fiber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zN20ZVInfU
I mean… they get terminated somehow, right?
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
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.
Why is it crazy? It's been done since there has been optical cable.