Stripping of single-mode 4-core optical fiber
Cladding mode strippers are primarily used at the end of a fiber laser cavity to remove high-power excess cladding light without inducing core loss and beam quality degradation. Marcel Buijs, EMEA Business Development, Technical Sales, Fiber Optic Center, Inc. with over twenty-five years in the photonics industry, brings the latest information on making the ultimate fiber optic product and improving process yield. Mechanical fiber strippers for Large Diameter Fibers (LDF) for removing various coating materials from windows and fiber ends. However, it can happen that light with substantial optical power propagates in the fiber cladding. Utilizing SAE Technologies' patented "Burst Technology™", this system accomplishes the often difficult task of window stripping fibers with acrylate coating diameters up to 1,000 µm.
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