With the aim of accelerating time to market, Fujikura's team of engineering specialists is equipped to support the manufacturing and development of optical components requiring critical fusion splicing. This includes fusing fibers of varying diameters, optical fiber lenses, tapered optical fiber structures, optical combiners, thermal core expansion (TEC), and field mode adapters (MFAs).
The service was launched as the optimization process becomes increasingly important for achieving high-quality splices and keeping pace with the growing demand for and introduction of new fibers.
“By working with our customers and understanding their evolving needs, we know the essential role optimization plays in minimizing losses while maintaining physically robust splices in areas including electro-optical applications such as amplifiers and sensors,” commented Neil Bessant, Fusion Splicer Divisional Manager at Fujikura Europe. “We have a team of specialist engineers who can show customers how to use their fusion splicer technology in different areas to attract more business and work faster.”
The optimization process plays a key role in maximizing the benefits of arc sweep technology, which minimizes the effects of field mode diameter (FMD) differences in a fiber pair, thus also minimizing fusion losses. The range of fusion splicing equipment for which Fujikura can provide optimization services includes the ARCMaster™ FSM-100 series, the LAZERMaster™ LZM-100 Laser Splicing System, the CT-100 fiber cleaver, and the PCS-100 polyamide cladding stripper.
Fujikura’s optimization service includes testing and troubleshooting more than 50 fusion splicer parameters, ranging from arc power to fiber movement rate. Furthermore, Fujikura also offers loss estimation optimization, which improves the accuracy with which the fusion splicer can calculate insertion losses precisely and without the need for power meters.
Business sectors that can benefit from these optimization services include manufacturers of fiber optics, fiber lasers, sensors for both oil and gas detection and biomedical products, universities and research institutes, R&D departments in telecommunications operators, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and military and defense organizations.
“Fujikura’s on-site training center can provide the necessary equipment, and we are confident that customers who choose to use our service will be equipped with new fusion splicing skills to improve the utilization and management of our technology,” added Bessant.
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