Exhibition Information and Booth Location
New Bedford, MA, USA – February 24, 2026 – Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in specialty optical fiber preform equipment selection, process development, and manufacturing consultation, announces participation at SPIE Photonics Europe, April 14-15, 2026, Strasbourg, France.
SPIE Photonics Europe is a leading European event offering exhibits, expert conference speakers, and global networking for the most recent breakthroughs and research in optics and photonics.
Booth 326 will offer the global partnership of Fiber Optic Center and SG Controls exhibiting together to combine Fiber Optic Center’s consultation services for process information on preform fabrication, stretching and sleeving operations, preform shaping, fiber drawing, MCVD systems, and coating requirements for double clad fibers used for high power fiber laser applications with SG Controls’ premier optical fiber manufacturing equipment.
Expert Guidance for the Most Pressing Specialty Optical Fibers Challenges
Neal Weiss and Larry Donalds, Specialty Optical Fiber Expert, will be in attendance and available at Booth 326 to discuss options from process consultation to post installation assistance.
Specialty fiber and optical fiber process development topics for discussion include but are not limited to:
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Doped-Fiber Laser Technology
- In doped-fiber laser technology, two key factors for achieving optimal power levels include efficiently coupling the pump power into the gain region, and optimizing the gain medium’s dopant concentration.
- Doped fibers support a wide range of commercial lasers and optical amplifiers after improved fiber designs and fabrication processes.
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Fiber Options for Power Delivery
- Fiber options for power delivery consultation include rare-earth-doped for lasers, low-index coating specialty fibers and large-core fiber in medical applications.
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Rare Earth Doped Fiber Fabrication Processes
- Choosing which process to use in fabricating a rare earth doped fiber is a critical decision from solution doping to vapor phase processes and must be determined by the customer’s custom requirements.
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The Process of Making Double Clad Fibers
Attendees are invited to visit Booth 326 during the following days and times:
- Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - 10:00am – 5:00pm
- Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - 10:00am – 4:00pm
Partnering with Fiber Optic Center for three decades, the SG Controls team brings their engineering and software expertise, having produced a complete range of tools for manufacturing preforms and optical fiber that includes fiber optic draw towers for high volume production and for research & development, polymer fiber draw towers, MCVD systems for preform production, proof test equipment, and rewind systems. SG Controls Equipment offers corrosion-proof gas delivery, state-of-the-art vapor delivery control (seal-less pressure control system requires minimal maintenance), state of the art preform diameter control, MCVD machine controlled by integrated process knowledge, and repeatable process controls.
Schedule a Meeting at SPIE Photonics Europe
Attendees can schedule here to meet with one of the team members or email Kathleen Skelton at kskelton@focenter.com.
About SPIE Photonics Europe
SPIE Photonics Europe is a major European conference and exhibition on optics and photonics research and technology, organized by the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), an international professional society for optics and photonics.
About SPIE
SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics, partnering with researchers, educators, and industry to advance light-based science and technologies through conferences, publications, and professional development.
About SG Controls
Partnering with Fiber Optic Center, Inc. (FOC) for three-decades, the SG Controls team brings their engineering and software expertise, having produced a complete range of tools for manufacturing preforms and optical fiber that includes fiber optic draw towers for high volume production and for research & development, polymer fiber draw towers, MCVD systems for preform production, proof test equipment and rewind systems. SG Controls Equipment offers corrosion-proof gas delivery, state of the art vapor delivery control (seal-less pressure control system requires minimal maintenance), state of the art preform diameter control, MCVD machine controlled by integrated process knowledge, and repeatable process controls.
About Fiber Optic Center, Inc.
Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), is an international leader in distributing fiber optic components, equipment, materials, and supplies known for helping customers make the best cable assemblies in the world for over three decades. Material property consultation is provided by technical experts for lapping film, epoxy, adhesives, optical coatings, and optical plastics during application specific material selection. Technical process expertise is offered in several key technology areas. Specialized expertise includes cable assembly line mastery, fiber broadband field installation best practices, and technical advancements in telecom, datacom, data centers, and hyperscale. Optical cable specification development includes design and quality testing. FOC's impact reaches the network physical capabilities through fiber manufacturing process expertise from preform fabrication and shaping, fiber drawing, and coating requirements for double clad fibers used for high power fiber laser applications to solution doping, vapor phase doping, rare earth chelates and halide recipe consultation. Fiber Optic Center is the preferred choice for the world’s fiber professionals as the industry connection to the most innovative optical products, technologies and technical experts who integrate their manufacturing knowledge and vast experience into customers' worldwide operations.
Fiber Optic Center Contact Information:
Fiber Optic Center, Inc., 23 Centre Street, New Bedford, MA 02740-6322
Toll Free in US: 800-IS-FIBER or 800-473-4237. Direct 508-992-6464.
Email: sales@focenter.com or fiberopticcenter@focenter.com
Fiber Optic Center Media Contact:
Kathleen Skelton, Director of Strategic Marketing, C: 617-803-3014.
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