and explains the design decisions he’s made — from splicing fiber optics himself, to building a PC to do routing instead of getting a hardware Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) equipped router.

A type of fiber-optic splice that uses a connector to bridge between the two ends. Contrast with fusion splice. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

FiberBridge Photonics develops, manufactures and markets optical fiber components, splice-free fiber amplifier modules and fiber processing machines for the production of fiber optic components.

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In a fiber-optic link, this can be caused by improper alignment of connectors or splices. A cavity with mirrors at opposite ends. It is a foundation component of certain lasers and passive filters.