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Enhancement of Splice Performance for High End Fusion Splicer
S183PMⅡ/S184PM-SLDF

1.

INTRODUCTION

Various types of optical fibers are used to optical fiber
application products, such as optical fiber laser, opticalfiber sensor etc.. These optical fibers are different inshapes (non-circular, holey), in cladding diameter, in core
diameter, etc, from the typical fiber used in telecommunication industry. In order to splice these fibers, fine tuningor thorough review of the operating conditions of equipment are necessary, therefore experienced and skilfuloperators are required. Now, Furukawa Electric commercialized the high-end fusion splicer S183PMⅡ andS184PM-SLDF. Both are loaded with a new function toautomate the set-up of the equipment.

2.

2.1

Optimization of Rotational Adjustment for
Polarization Maintaining Optical Fiber (PM fiber)
On splicing PM fiber, the stress applying parts within fiber
shall be aligned by a fiber rotation adjustment. Cross sectional shape of the stress applying parts is slightly different amongst manufacturers and manufacturing lots.
Sometimes, its fiber image cannot be accurately recognized by the operating condition that is installed in theequipment. Now, by installing the optimization functionthat automatically makes fiber image analysis of PM fiberand automatically correct the operating condition, varioustypes of PANDA type PM fibers can be easily spliced.

FEATURES

The main features of these equipments are the basic performances, which realized both various functions andusability in a higher level, and adequacy to a wide range
of optical fiber cladding diameters. Without altering thesefeatures, we have significantly enhanced the software ofS183PMⅡand S184PM-SLSF and improved the splicingperformance.
The ease of use in the optical components factory line
has been considered: its physical configuration is thesame as the existing equipments and, its height of theworking surface is lower. The display Screen of LCD monitor, which shows operation condition, can be inverted up
and down, and also the monitor position can be swapped
between the front and the rear. Therefore, the optimum
usage environment can be provided in accordance withthe size of manufacturing optical component and the factory layout.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Optimization of rotationaladjustment for PM fiber.

2.2 Splicing Dissimilar Fiber ModeIn case of optical amplifiers and passive components,
optical fibers of different core diameter from standard
optical fiber for telecommunication, though outside diameter is 125 μm, shall be spliced with low loss. A heating
condition adjustment is necessary for each optical fiber
combination; now the automatic heating condition adjusting function is loaded.

Appearance of S183PM II.

Figure 3

Splicing dissimilar fiber mode.

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Enhancement of Splice Performance for High End Fusion Splice S183PMⅡ/S184PM-SLDF

2.3 Intuitive Manual Splicing
There are various types of optical fibers, and some typesof optical fibers are difficult to be spliced automatically byfiber image recognition. These types of optical fibers
often require glass processing treatment other than splicing. We reviewed conventionally installed manual fusion
function, so that more intuitive and simple operations arepossible. Full manual operation, partial manual operationand full automatic operation are available. Further, fusion
splicing and optical fiber process treatments corresponding to optical fiber types and their combinations are available. Moreover, automatic axis alignment and automatic
rotational adjustment tools are loaded, so that rotational
adjustment condition of PM fiber can be displayed comparing the left and the right, and then splicing can be easily performed while checking the adjustment condition.

Figure 6

Specialized software: SmartFuse.

2.5 Splicing Performance
Major products specifications are shown in Table 1. Preset programs for same kind fiber splicing, dissimilar fiber
splicing and PM fiber splicing etc. have been further
improved.
Table 1

Specifications of S183PMⅡ and S184PM-SLDF.

Item

S183PMⅡS184PM-SLDF

Applicable fibers SMF, DSF, MMF, NZDSF, High Δ F, EDF,PMF, PCF, etc.
Cladding diameter
Coating diameter
Fiber cleave
lengthFigure 4

Manual splicing.

splicing loss*
Splicing extinction ratio*
Splicing time

80 to 500 μm

80 to 1200 μm

160 to 2000 μm
3 to 5 mm
5 mm(Coating clamping) (Coated Coating clamping)
9 to 11 mm (Cladding clamping)
SMF : Ave. 0.02 dB SMF : Ave. 0.03 dB
PANDA : -40 dB

PANDA : -35 dB

SMF : Ave. 15 sec.

SMF : Ave. 20 sec.

PANDA : Ave. 35 sec.

PANDA : Ave. 45 sec.

Data interface

USB1.1, LAN (10 Base-T)

Dimension

350 W×197 D×154 H mm (Protrusions not included)

Weight8.5 kg

8.8 kgNumber offusion program

70 (Factory setting)

41 (Factory setting)150 (Total)

150 (Total)

Number of PM
program

21 (Factory setting)100 (Total)* These values, measured during splicing under favorable ambient conditions toshow characteristics of the splicing machine, are not guaranteed.

Figure 5

Example of special glass processing.

3.
2.4

Improvement of Management and Workability by
PC Splicing
Screen display, transmission and management of fusion
data, fusion condition setting, remote control and fusion
splicing linked to measuring equipment are available by
the specialized software (SmartFuse: option). The fusion
splicer has wider scope of application.

FUTURE PRODUCTS EXPANSION

Due to software improvement, splice performance ofS183PMⅡ and S184PM-SLDF has substantiallyenhanced. These equipments present better optimal
products for fiber splicing of fiber laser and in other various optical application fields
We will keep expanding the application fields of theequipments for splicing of the continuously growing special types of fibers, such as multi core fiber etc.
For more information please contact:
Access Network Department
Fitel Products Division
Telecommunications Company
TEL: +81-436-42-1651 FAX: +81-436-42-1786

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