Visit Fiber Optic Center at Booth 2012 During OFC 2024

Meet with Kelly Barker, Business Development, Epoxies, Technical Sales

Almost all epoxies used in the fiber optic industry are two-part epoxy systems consisting of a resin and a hardener or activator. All the chemicals in these two-part epoxies can cause an allergic reaction, but the component most commonly causing an allergic reaction is the resin. Epoxy resin is the third most frequent cause of occupational allergic dermatitis, or in other simple words, allergic skin reactions.

Discussion topics include:

• When adverse reactions increase and how to minimize
• Differences between the two types of Contact Dermatitis: Irritant and Allergic
• Step by steps to reduce the risk of either type of dermatitis: preparation and protection

Meet with the Fiber Optic Center Technical Team

The technical team combines their field experience to demonstrate and discuss how to enhance process, results, and fiber optic cable assemblies.

Discussion topics include:

• Determining cause of high loss
• The misunderstanding about Negative IL values
• Protecting the detector
• Test Lead Quality Steps
• Why we cannot stress enough the cleaning before the test

Meet with the Fiber Optic Center Technical Team

The exact recipe for polishing procedures depends on certain factors and each will be discussed:

• Materials
• Equipment
• Methods
• Environment
• Goals

Meet with the Fiber Optic Center Technical Team

Discussion on controls of the bonding process including epoxy mixing, application, curing, and testing.

Discussion topics include:

• Best practices to validate your curing schedule including the starting point, characterizing the oven ports
• Best practices for epoxy preparation and dispensing

Meet with the Fiber Optic Center Technical Team

The most common questions we receive include what is causing our poor IL/RL, how can we ensure clean fiber connections and do you have specific cleaning techniques during fiber optic cable assembly manufacturing and installation? This discussion is based on the answers and guidance we provide daily!

Discussion topics include:

• How to verify connector end-faces that meet or exceed industry standards on end-face cleanliness (IEC 61300-3-35)
• How to identify the number of ways in which the end-face can (and do) become contaminated

Meet with the Fiber Optic Center Technical Team

Full view of both mechanical and fusion methods of splicing and impacts on lowering insertion loss compared to fiber connectors.

Discussion topics include:

• Splicing types
• Benefits and applications for cable assembly houses
• Field installations and severed buried cable solutions

Sign up today for one of the discussion topics below and schedule your meeting with Neal Weiss, Founder of Fiber Optic Center, while at OFC.

Optical Fiber Coatings Overview

• Discussion on optical fiber manufacturing processes, providing an overview of coatings for a wide range of standard communication and specialty optical fibers

Rare Earth Doped Fibers

• Choosing which process to use in fabricating a rare earth-doped fiber is a critical decision that depends on the particular requirements. Solution doping has the advantage of easiest implementation and lowest initial equipment cost with the downside of longer processing time and significant handling of the pre-collapsed preform.

Sign up today for a product demo, conducted by our Technical Team, at OFC.

Products on display at OFC

• Cable Prep
• Epoxy Steps and Considerations
• Crimp
• Cleave
• Fiber Optic Testing
• Lapping Film Options (Field and Floor)
• Polish

Sign up today and schedule your meeting with David Sylvia, Director of Sales, while at OFC.

To sign up, click YES and select to meet between March 26-28, then choose the time that works with your schedule.

Sign up today and schedule your meeting with Ethan Weiss, Account Manager, while at OFC.

To sign up, click YES and select to meet between March 26-28, then choose the time that works with your schedule.