Fiber end caps are created by fusion splicing or laser fusing short lengths of material to the fiber end face. The process requires the ability to cleave large fibers (200-800μm), splice the fibers to the end cap, and precisely cleave the end cap relative to the splice point.
3SAE Technologies End-Cap Splicer™ (ECS) is the world’s first portable end-cap fusion splicer that provides capabilities that overcome the limitations of current end-cap splicing processes to meet the most demanding requirements for the high-power fiber laser component fabrication. The ECS was specially designed for volume production, repeatability , precision and user-friendly operation while maintaining unprecedented end-cap splice quality.
The ECS leverages 3SAE’s patented PentaPod™ alignment stages and latest 3rd generation Ring of Fire® heat source. With the combination of a precision mechanical design, high contrast optics, absolute control of relative positional and angular fiber-to-endcap alignment, and a next generation highly stable ROF plasma source, sets the ECS apart from any existing technologies. Additionally, a new splice scanning technology provides a detailed analysis of the splice quality and facilitates 3SAE’s “Curvature-Based Thermal Splice Calibration™.”
