Mechanical connection of fiber optic refers to the process of connecting fiber optic interfaces between two or more fiber optic cables using fiber optic cable connectors. A mechanical connector is a connector that transmits optical signals and consists of two main parts: one end connects to the fiber optic cable, and the other end connects to other devices. There are many types of mechanical connectors for connecting optical fibers, but most of them have the advantages of simple and convenient installation, so they are widely used in fiber optic connections.
Fiber optic mechanical connection technology is one of the important technologies in the field of fiber optic communications, which can effectively solve the fiber optic connection signal loss, interface incompatibility and other problems. Since the mechanical connector is based on physical contact, the contact quality and temperature, humidity, precision and other environmental factors have a certain relationship, so the scope of application is relatively narrow. In addition, the timely maintenance of mechanical connections is also very important, once damaged or broken, need to be replaced in a timely manner to maintain the stability and reliability of optical signal transmission.
The other form of fiber optic mechanical connection is the use of fiber optic cable fusion splicer for fiber optic connection, which is able to maintain a high quality interface at the same time to ensure that a certain wavelength bandwidth, and to reduce the attenuation of optical signals. Mechanical connectors in modern fiber optic communications, telecommunications, medical, security and other fields have a wide range of applications, its application scope and advantages are increasingly recognized and respected. In the future, mechanical connectors will also continue to be improved and upgraded for the development of fiber optic communications industry to bring more and more broad opportunities and challenges.