Fiber guiding platform for mechanical splicer, optical connectors, fiber holder and methods

A method of defining rods of a fiber optics mechanical splicer, the method comprising:

• determining a fiber stud diameter for fiber studs to be inserted through apertures of the mechanical splicer, the apertures to be defined based on a placement of three rods in mutual contact with one another and a constraint of the three rods within a sleeve through an interference fit;
• corresponding a cross-sectional view of the mechanical splicer to a Soddy Circles geometrical model described by a general Soddy Circles formula, the corresponding of the cross-sectional view of the mechanical splicer to the Soddy Circles geometrical model including,
• corresponding the apertures to an inner Soddy Circle of the Soddy Circles geometrical model, and
• corresponding the three rods to three mutually tangent circles of the Soddy Circles geometrical model;
• and
• using rod radii of the three rods in the general Soddy Circles formula to calculate a calculated aperture diameter for the apertures, the apertures having the calculated aperture diameter when the three rods are placed in mutual contact with one another and constrained within the sleeve through the interference fit, the apertures having the calculated aperture diameter that
• permits insertion and axial movement of the fiber studs, having the fiber stud diameter, through the apertures, and
• guides into alignment the inserted fiber studs having the fiber stud diameter for a splicing that based on the alignment of the fiber studs, results in an insertion loss that is acceptable according to an industry standard.

A fiber optics mechanical splicer, comprising:

• three mutually tangent rods;
• and
• a sleeve that is press fitted with the three mutually tangent rods to place the three mutually tangent rods in a press fitted arrangement, the three mutually tangent rods in the press fitted arrangement to enclose an open space that is accessible through two apertures defined by the three mutually tangent rods, each of the two apertures having an aperture diameter that
• permits insertion and axial movement of fiber studs in the enclosed open space through the two apertures, and
• guides the fiber studs into alignment within the enclosed open space for a splicing of the fiber studs within the enclosed open space that results in an insertion loss, which is acceptable according to an industry standard.