Bare Fibers

The use of fiber lensing -- that is the shaping of optical fibers to act as  integrated lenses -- in addition to fibers’ light delivery requirements -- is widespread through high-tech Industry & Research.

Bare fibers may need to be polished with a range of end geometries -- flat, cone-shaped, beveled or chisel-shaped ends -- at various angles, to enable specific ‘lensing’ effects. This takes advantage of focal points and spot sizes for various material and optical properties.

Lensed fibers can be used for pigtailing active devices, sensors, data-collection, detectors and laser power delivery for communications, medical, optoelectronics and biophotonics and many more fields. The opposite end of a cable is often connectorized with standard communications or military connector types.

Bare fibers are generally fragile, especially when of small diameter, and must be held and manipulated safely during the mechanical lensing operation. Effective one and two-step preparation techniques have been developedwhich utilize fixed abrasive films.

ULTRA TEC has developed products and techniques for providing support to the generally fragile bare fiber during lapping and polishing, which can achieve the results required for most bare fiber requirements.

The FIBERLAB Microscope is available for both OFF-LINE and ON-LINE QC and production measurements.

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Our Solutions Include...

  • NANOpol

    Bare Fiber Beveling System
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    NANOpol offers the fiber optic communications industry the ability to produce accurate polished bevels on bare optical fibers.

    Angular control is achieved with the advanced positioning features of the integral micropositioned polishing head.

    Designed for the price-conscious university and research environments, NANOpol uses a 4 inch diameter polishing lap – a size specially chosen for improved flatness/run-out and low consumables costs.

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  • ULTRAPOL End & Edge

    Flat And Angled Preparation Of Optical, Electronic & Materialographic Components
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    • Fully Angle adjustable – produces specific wedge angles
    • Quick Release Interface allow for fast and repeatable mounting and demounting.
    • Holders available for most components
    • Fast process times
    • Low run-out lap for flat optical polishes
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  • ULTRAPOL FIBERLAB Microscope

    QA And Measurement Station For Fiber Lensing With Optional On-Line Camera
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    • Accepts ULTRAPOL Quick Release Fiber Lensing Fixtures
    • USB Camera(s)
    • QA availability for improving polishing yields and results
    • Advanced Suite of Angular and length measurement characteristics in software
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  • ULTRAPOL Fiberlab Module System

    Optical Fiber Lensing Machine
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    • Fast Load & Unload
    • Fast, Effective Polishing
    • Wide Angular Range
    • Digital Angle Readout Option
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  • UT.MINIPOL.1 Single-Position Polisher

    Single Position Fiber Polisher
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    • Retro-polishing – Bring already-installed connectors up to current industry requirements
    • Wide range of holders
    • Low Cost machinery solution
    Learn More Price range: $3,448.00 through $4,598.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page

Our Decapsulation Products Include

  • ASAP-1® IN SITU

    5-Axis CNC Mill for Selected Area Sample Preparation
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    • IN SITU RST Upgrade – No tilt/curve translation errors – single footprint solution
    • Adaptive 3D Mesh & Curve Mapping
    • Import Overlays – use X-RAY, C-SAM images to improve targeting
    • Two RST Versions available-  NIR  (≥10 microns) and VIS (≥ 10 nm) for ultra-thinning
    • High-Def Digital Cameras — all native 4K (UHD)
    • Option for (up to) 32” Vision Monitor
    • Program by Touch, Mouse/Keyboard or REMOTELY
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  • ASAP-1® IPS

    Digital Selected Area Preparation System
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    • Die, package, wafer and board-level
    • Accurately decaps, thins & polishes
    • 2 UHD Stage Cameras – front & side
    • Target Camera and overlay software options
    • NIR led upgrade option
    • MArket-leading Touchscreen with physical joystick & encoders
    • Full 100 x 100 mm Stage area
    • X, Y and Z axes all have deep sub-micron accuracy
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  • Blue Mill

    Milling, Chip-off and IC Pre-Cavitation Machine
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    • Complete Solution – NO COMPUTER REQUIRED!
    • No programming or ‘G-Coding’ experience required
    • Great milling results for users of all experience levels
    • Built to last – heavy-duty solid steel welded cabinet – with powder coat finish
    • Cold Chip-off for Digital Forensics of NAND Flash
    • Extremely Compact Footprint
    • For the budget conscious user who needs industry-proven results
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