New Bedford, MA, USA, August 2, 2019– Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces Mr. Larry Donalds, FOC Fiber Design and Manufacturing Technical Expert, will be presenting MCVD Tips to enhance preform strength, yield, and reproducibility at ECOC September 22-26, 2019, Dublin, Ireland, Stand 220.
Topics will include:
- 2 types of gas delivery system comparisons
- Tube-cleaning process approaches
- Rotary seal leak tests
- Modifying with high-quality rotary seals
- Installation of glass bubblers to observe chemical color and levels
- Implementation of automated calibration procedures for mass flow controllers
- Keeping the temperature low to prevent tube shrinkage
- Use of a hand-held pyrometer calibrated with a blackbody standard to check deposition tube temperature accuracy
- Avoiding “undershoot/overshoot” during the lathe deposition process
- Identifying the optimum H2/O2 level to help achieve straight preforms
- Master tube straightening techniques
- Flame polish tips
- Implementing preform stretching/over-collapse technique to increase yield for erbium doped fiber
- Adding MCVD options to optimize preform design, ensure reproducibility, and get high yields
- ECOC Appointments with Larry Donalds can be made for customers who currently have an MCVD gas delivery system or are looking to purchase one regarding how we can help identify and install the equipment. Larry’s consultation can help getting the precise system or add-on feature that supports preform manufacturing goals.
For appointments with Larry Donalds at ECOC, contact: Kathleen Skelton, Director of Strategic Marketing, E: kskelton@focenter.com
The Fiber Optic Center team offers preform fabrication consulting services to manufacturers of specialty optical preforms and fibers. Larry Donalds can be contacted for guidance selecting the right MCVD fabrication system for your needs, post-installation troubleshooting to meet exacting product specs, developing custom solutions, training personnel, and writing standard operating procedures (SOPs).
A unique and particularly valuable service is Larry’s troubleshooting expertise to overcome the many preform fabrication and fiber draw issues manufacturers face when producing specialty optical fibers.
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