Fujikura APM101/102 Automatic Fiber Optic Preparation Machines

This paper presents results obtained by using the high thermal expansion coefficient of the ZBLAN fiber to encapsulate a smaller SiO2 fiber.

By offsetting the light structure, precise localized zone heating and annealing of specific areas at a fiber’s surface can be achieved as well.

The new method for alignment of asymmetric polarization-maintaining (PM) fibers improves alignment accuracy for PM fibers with asymmetric stress applying parts.

The recently released Fujikura PCS-100 is a novel stripping tool for removing polyimide coating from optical fibers.

A new method for alignment of polarization-maintaining (PM) fibers has been developed that solves alignment problems with low-contrast PM fibers.

A novel feedback control method has been developed for an automated splicer using a CO2 laser as the heating element.

A novel arc calibration method has been developed for fusion splicing optical fibers with a large variety of glass diameters.

A novel method for aligning multi-core fibers (MCF) provides a systematic approach for MCF splicing in the lab, in cable factories, and in the field.

By using CO2 laser fusion technology, many components with extreme geometries and critical requirements, which were very hard to make in the past, can now be easily manufactured.