TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a fusion splicer, a wireless information terminal, a fusion splicing system, and a fusion splicing method. The present application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-246797, filed on Dec. 22, 2017, the entire contents disclosed in the application are incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND ART

Patent Literature 1 discloses a fusion splicer which joins optical fibers to each other. In this fusion splicer, arc discharging is caused by a pair of discharging electrodes, and tips of the optical fibers are fusion spliced to each other through the arc discharging.

CITATION LIST

Patent Literature

Patent Literature 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. JP2012-141357

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The present disclosure provides a fusion splicer. The fusion splicer includes a fusion splicing unit that fusion splices optical fibers, a communication unit that communicates through wireless connection with an external terminal, and a setting unit that sets a fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit. The communication unit acquires information related to the fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit from the external terminal based on identification information of the fusion splicer. The setting unit sets the fusion condition of the fusion splicing unit based on the acquired information related to the fusion condition. The fusion splicing unit fusion splices in accordance with the fusion condition set by the setting unit.

The present disclosure provides a wireless information terminal. The wireless information terminal includes a communication unit, a detection unit, and an acquisition unit. The communication unit communicates through wireless connection with a fusion splicer that fusion splices optical fibers. The detection unit detects that the fusion splicer is positioned within a range in which the communication unit can communicate. The acquisition unit acquires information related to fusion condition used for the fusion splicing. The communication unit transmits the information related to the fusion condition to the fusion splicer detected by the detection unit.

The present disclosure provides a fusion splicing system. This fusion splicing system includes a fusion splicer and a wireless information terminal. The fusion splicer is configured to fusion splice optical fibers and includes a first communication unit capable of communicating with the outside through wireless connection. The wireless information terminal includes a second communication unit that communicates through wireless connection with the fusion splicer and an acquisition unit that acquires information related to fusion condition used for the fusion splicing from a server. The fusion splicer acquires the information related to the fusion condition acquired by the wireless information terminal from the wireless information terminal through wireless communication between the first communication unit and the second communication unit, and executes fusion splicing in accordance with fusion condition based on the acquired information related to the fusion condition.

The present disclosure provides a fusion splicing method. The fusion splicing method is a method for fusion splicing optical fibers in a fusion splicing system including a fusion splicer and a wireless information terminal. The fusion splicer is wirelessly connectable to the outside and is configured to fusion splice optical fibers. The wireless information terminal is wirelessly connectable to the fusion splicer and is capable of acquiring information related to fusion condition used for fusion splicing from a server. The fusion splicing method includes a step of wirelessly transmitting and a step of executing fusion splicing. In the step of wirelessly transmitting, the wireless information terminal acquires the information related to the fusion condition from the server and wirelessly transmits information related to the fusion splicing to the fusion splicer. In the step of executing fusion splicing, the fusion splicer acquires the information related to the fusion condition wirelessly transmitted from the wireless information terminal, and executes fusion splicing in accordance with fusion condition based on the acquired information related to the fusion condition.

