Glass Processing

3SAE is a renowned global leader in providing a comprehensive range of cutting-edge optical glass processing technologies and fiber optic preparation tools. Our product line is equipped with the world’s most technically advanced fiber optic processing equipment.

Our glass processing equipment boasts a broad array of capabilities. These include fiber optic tapering, fiber optic bundling, fiber optic combining, end-cap splicing, fiber optic ablation for clad mode stripping, and fiber bragg grating manufacturing. Our equipment serves the fiber laser community across the globe in diverse sectors such as medical, aerospace, military, government labs, telecom, and academia.


Our innovative and patented Ring of Fire®, along with Wide Area Plasma™ technology, positions 3SAE as a pioneering leader in advanced fusion splicing and optical component manufacturing. The Ring of Fire® technology finds wide-ranging applications, such as:


  • High Power Fiber Lasers
  • Optical Fiber Combiners
  • Precision Fiber Optic Tapering
  • Large Diameter Fiber (LDF) Splicing
  • Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF) Processing
  • Hollow Core Fiber Processing (HCF)
  • End-Cap Splicing
  • Polarization Maintaining Fiber (PM) Splicing
  • Rare-Earth Doped Fiber Splicing (such as Erbium and Ytterbium fibers)

We continue to innovate in the pursuit of driving forward the fiber optic technology industry.