Termination assembly for optical fibers

A method of mechanically splicing optical fibers, said method comprising the steps of:

• engaging an engagement component of a first fixture with a first engagement element of a housing, the housing being adapted to support at least one optical fiber, such that a first optical fiber of the first fixture extends longitudinally therefrom towards the support;
• maintaining an end of the first optical fiber at the support fixed in position and only in a predetermined alignment with an end of a second optical fiber fixedly supported at the support, wherein the end of the first optical fiber is positioned at a predetermined orientation and a predetermined position at the support associated with the predetermined alignment by engagement of the first engagement element with the engagement component.

A method of mechanically splicing optical fibers, said method comprising the steps of:

• placing a second optical fiber on a support of a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, the housing being adapted to support at least one optical fiber extending in a longitudinal direction;
• engaging an engagement component of a first fixture to a first engagement element of the housing, wherein the first fixture has a first optical fiber extending longitudinally therefrom towards the support;
• maintaining an end of the first optical fiber at the support fixed in position and only in a predetermined alignment with an end of the second optical fiber, wherein the end of the first optical fiber is positioned at a predetermined orientation and a predetermined position at the support associated with the predetermined alignment by engagement of the engagement element with the engagement component.