Controlled radius splice protector and fabrication process

A controlled radius splice protector fabrication process, comprising:

• providing a jacket tubing;
• pre-forming said jacket tubing to a selected bend radius;
• providing first and second fiber optic fibers connected by a fiber splice;
• providing splice tubing;
• melting said splice tubing over said fiber splice;
• and
• extending said splice tubing through said jacket tubing.

A controlled radius splice protector fabrication process, comprising:

• providing a jacket tubing;
• pre-forming said jacket tubing to a selected bend radius;
• providing a first fiber optic fiber;
• providing a second fiber optic fiber;
• forming a fiber splice by connecting said first fiber optic fiber and said second fiber optic fiber;
• providing splice tubing;
• extending said splice tubing over said fiber splice;
• melting said splice tubing on said fiber splice;
• and
• extending said splice tubing through said jacket tubing.

A controlled radius splice protector, comprising:

• a first fiber optic fiber having a first fiber end;
• a second fiber optic fiber having a second fiber end;
• a fiber splice connecting said first fiber end of said first fiber optic fiber and said second fiber end of said second fiber optic fiber;
• a hot melted splice tubing extending over said fiber splice and comprising an inner tubing layer comprising ethane-vinylacetate copolyester and an outer tubing layer comprising polyolefin;
• and
• a jacket tubing comprising polyaryletheretherketone thermoformed to a selected bend radius and receiving said hot melted splice tubing and pre-formed to a selected bend radius.

A controlled radius splice protector fabrication process, comprising:

• providing a jacket tubing comprising polyaryletheretherketone;
• pre-forming said jacket tubing to a selected bend radius;
• providing a first fiber optic fiber having a first fiber end;
• providing a second fiber optic fiber having a second fiber end;
• forming a fiber splice by connecting said first fiber end of said first fiber optic fiber and said second fiber end of said second fiber optic fiber;
• providing splice tubing comprising an inner tubing layer comprising ethane-vinylacetate copolyester and an outer tubing layer comprising polyolefin;
• extending said splice tubing over said fiber splice;
• melting said splice tubing on said fiber splice;
• extending said splice tubing through said jacket tubing;
• and
• thermally conditioning said splice tubing and said jacket tubing by cycling said splice tubing and said jacket tubing at expected operating temperature ranges.