Optical Fiber Alignment

Alignment System
Optical fiber alignment

There are various types of alignment system for various devices,passive or active, with multi purpose as Research and Development
and Mass Production.

Alignment system
Alignment control system
Waveguide alignment system

Guidance

LD/PD Alignment system

WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment■Suruga Unique Technology

Alignment
components

Our core competence is precise process technology. Unique technologies which are manufacturing stages, motion control
system integration built up based on core competance and long-term experiences.

Manualalignment unit

Suruga Seiki Original Technologies

Motorizedalignment unit

Device-handlingtechnology

Device unit
Fiber holders

application technology

Layout design

Alignment system

Alignment know-how（Optimal operation, operability）

Stage
technologies

Device holders
high-precision
processing technologies

Adaptors

Control
technology

Alignment
algorithm

Contact
sensing meter
Accessories
for alignment■Propose the optimal systems

Stereomicroscope

We integrate the optimal systems and a variety of device alignment systems.

Lens tube

e.g.Waveguide chip

Monitoring
unit

Waveguide alignment system
Waveguide alignment system（PS-1000)
P.4-065

Passive

CCD
cameraMonitore.g.AWG module
High-stability waveguide alignment system（PS-1000H）
P.4-067Lighting

Waveguide manual alignment package（E8203B）
e.g.Splitter module

P.4-068

UV equipment

Alignment control system

Pump

e.g.Chip LD
Probe

Alignment control system for splitter production（DA200）
P.4-064

Alignment
systeme.g.LD module

General purpose alignment control system（DA200MP）
P.4-063

ActiveAlignment
controller
WG
alignment

LD/PD alignment systeme.g.TOSA/ROSA module

LD/PD
alignment

4

061

LD/PD alignment system（PS-2000）
P.4-071

YAG welding alignment system（YS-1100）
P.4-069

Alignment System Line-up
Optical fiber alignment

Selectable alignment system depending on the application as below.

Spritter module
for manual product line

General purpose device
for product line

Production

Guidance
General purpose alignment control system（DA200MP series）

Manual system

WG
alignment

Waveguide manual alignment package（E8203B）

Spritter module
for semi-automatic product line

LD/PDalignment
Alignment
components

Automatic system

Manualalignment unit
Motorizedalignment unit
Device unit

【Basic alignment system】
Automatic system

Fiber holders

Alignment control system for spritter product line
（DA200）Device holders
Adaptors

Waveguide alignment(Passive device alignment)

LD/PD alignment(Active device alignment)

Contact
sensing meter
Accessories
for alignment

Waveguide alignment system（PS-1000 series）

Stereomicroscope

YAG welding alignment system（YS-1100 series）

Evaluation experiment LD/PD

For characterization
which required thermal stability

Lens tube
Monitoring
unit
CCD
cameraMonitorLighting
UV equipment

High stability waveguide alignment system（PS-1000H series）

Automatic system

LD/PD alignment system（PS-2000 series）

Pump

For waveguide module evaluation(Development/sampling)

Probe

Evaluation experiment General purpose device

Alignment
systemAlignment
controller

Manual system

WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment
Waveguide manual alignment package（E8203B）

R and D

General purpose alignment control system（DA200MP series）

4062

Optical Fiber Alignment

General Alignment Controller System: DA200MP Series
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Optical fiber alignment

T is alignmentThisalcontroller system with general function for waveguide device, LD/PD moduletthat covered
red from research development to production use.
ӖFeatures of DA200MP
ӲSkill-less
Simple, single-botton operation for the biginner.
r.
ӲEffective use of time
The automation offered by DA200MP takes
es care of the routine tasks,
giving engineers more time to be ingenious.
nioӲFor embedded users program
Can be embedded alignment and control
con system to users program
by command communication.

Guidance
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment
Alignment
components
Manualalignment unit

me various alignment pattern necessary for various devicee ccorrespondence.
ӖVariety alignment pattern DA200MP implements
X alignment(ONE), XY alignment(FLAT), XYZ alignment(FOCUS), XyĠz alignment(ROTATE)
me

Motorizedalignment unit
Device unit
Fiber holders
Device holders

on method
ӖOperation

The alignment controller is a versatile controlle
controllerlerer has both the st
sta
stand
sstand-alone
alone control that can operate intuitively and remote control by comma
command communications.

DIS
SCONT INUED
SC

Adaptors
Contact
sensing meter
Accessories
for alignment

Operate in PC

Stereomicroscope
Operated by an operation panell

Example of stand-alone configuration

Lens tube

Ex
Example of remote control configurationara
change and copy by PC. By displayingg theth profile, can be analyzed.
ӖApplication software Available various parameter

Monitoring
unit
CCD
cameraMonitorLighting
UV equipment
Pump

Number of control axis
DriverAlignment pattern
Optical power meter
Analog input
Control panel
Communication interface
fac
1pElectrical power (1pc.)
sio
External dimensions(1pc.)

Probe
Alignment
systemAlignment
controller
WG
alignment

pc.
Weight (1pc.)

LD/PDalignment

abl stage unit
Applicable

4063

SPECMain bodyFour or eight axes (will be 12 or 16 axes when use 2 controllers)
5 phase stepping motor 0.75A/Phase
XY AlignmentFLATյXYZ AlignmentFOCUSյXĠz AlignmentROTATE
1310/1490/1550nm˥յ2ch (Accuracy is ±5% for our tested parameter)DC0֐5Vյ2ch
JOG driving hard keyյTouch panel operation
RS232C/USB
AC100֐240V±10 50/60Hz less than 500VA
Main body230W×350D×160Hmm
Control panel235W×150D×30Hmm
Main body5.8Kg8 axis
Control panel0.7kg
Suruga's motorized stage with standard stepping motor

aila power meter for alignment within the range of built-in PD other than communication wave.
˥ Available
Please contact us about optical sensitivity characteristics.
Plea
Applicable Stage Unit P.4-019~
AAlignment Controller System for Splitter Production: DA200
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Optical fiber alignment

T is thThis
the alignment system with alignment function that is made for easy on the field.
TThis dedicatedica
controller makes easy to operate and improved production efficiency.
ӖFeatures
ӲSkill-less
Simple, single-botton operation for the biginner.
r.
ӲSpecialized sequencer for production.
Can be realized by working more efficiently
tlywith the monitor design for the splitter production
process.
proӲCompact design
Meet your needs for flexibility and spacesavings.
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Guidance
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment
Alignment
components

ӖSkill-lessManualalignment unit

Simple, single-buttonn ooperation for the alignment begineer.
Contact sensing meter(CSM)
r(CS provides a skill-less for all splitter productions.

Motorizedalignment unit
Device unit
Fiber holders
Device holders
operation
ope
on by the tou
touch ppanelel display
ayy for spritterp
pproduction line.
peratio Available sequence opera
perationӖSequencee operation

Sequential operation
Sequ

DISC
SCONT INUED
SC

Adaptors
Contact
sensing meter
Accessories
for alignment
Stereomicroscope
Lens tube

Not fufull automatic equipment.

Monitoring
unit

production allows totally reduction of cost,ӖOverall cost reduction The automated spritterr prsuch as skill-less operation,
efficiently and reduced equipment space.
era
Cumulative proﬁts

Manual product
DA200 product

The DA200 showsa good performance

CCD
cameraMonitor

0

1

2

3

4

Lighting

5

Years in use

UV equipment

Return on investment
As the effect might be changed do to the condition, this drawing is just for a reference.

Number of control axis
DriverAlignment pattern
Optical power meter
Analog input
Control panel
Communication interface
aceElectrical power (1pc.)
pc
onExternal dimensions(1pc.)c.)
Weight (1pc.)
le stage unit
ApplicableSPECMain body
6-axis5 phase stepping motor 0.75A/Phase
XY AlignmentFLATյXĠz AlignmentROTATE
1310/1490/1550nm˥յ2ch (Accuracy is ±5% for our tested parameter)DC0֐5Vյ2ch
JOG driving hard keyյTouch panel operation
RS232C/USB
AC100֐240V±10 50/60Hz less than 500VA
Main body230W×350D×160Hmm
Control panel235W×150D×30Hmm
Main body5.8kg
Control panel0.7kg
ES38008A/8BPlease contact us for more information.

oth than a communication wavelength, the light receiving range of built-in PD is available as the power meter for alightment.
˥Even other
Pleasease inquire for optical sensitivity characteristic.
Applicable stage UnitES3800-8A/8B P.4-020
App

Pump
Probe
Alignment
systemAlignment
controller
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment

4064

Optical Fiber Alignment

Waveguide Alignment System (Passive Device Alignment): PS-1000 Series
Optical fiber alignment

We offer the best suited alignment system, which fulfills the needs of customers and characters of devices,
covering a wide range of alignment specifications varying from waveguide device evaluation for researchand trial use till UV bonding of splitters and AWG devices for production use.

We propose the optimum system with stage unit and software which developed
for decicating alignment system.

Guidance●High speed alignment
Hign speed alignment with our original algorithm.

WG
alignment●Improvement operation
Improve software operation with interactive interface.
●Customized
We can customized for your needs.

LD/PDalignment
Alignment
components
Manualalignment unit
Motorizedalignment unit
Device unit
Fiber holders
Device holders■Features

Adaptors◎Automatic Alignment
Positioning optical axis of optical fiber and waveguide device in quickly.

Contact
sensing meter◎Posture adjustment
Automatically operated an angle control and GAP adjustment between devices by our own facing technique.

Accessories
for alignment◎Holders
It is a comprehensive style catalog with the introduction of a range of holders for devices.

Stereomicroscope◎Software
Consisted micro sequence of process by the interactive interface of alignment software.
Also control the device evaluation equipment such as IL and PDL measurement is available.

Lens tube◎Customization
We can provide a solution to meet your requirements.

Monitoring
unit
CCD
cameraMonitor■Alignment system basic configuration

Lighting
UV equipment

Windows
PC

Alignment software

PC specification
M/C

Pump

Bus extended
BOX

Probe

A/D

Alignment components（Alignment unit、
holder）

Alignment
systemlightsourceAlignment
controller
WG
alignment

Electrical BOX

Power meter

LD/PDalignment

Motor driver

4

065

GP-IB

CPU
HDD
MemoryThe bus occupancy numberOSover than Core2Duoover than 40GB
over than 2GB
PCI-Ex（1.0）
1Windows Professional （7 32bit）

Optical power meter recommended type
●MT9810A、MT9810B（ANRITSU）●8153A、8163A、8163B（Agilent Technologies）●AQ2201 (Yokogawa Electric Corporation)

Optical fiber alignment■Motorized stage alignment unit
6-axis stage unit for alignment system●Available proximity a microscope and probe according to have a space of upper optical axis.
●30% smaller than former model.
●Available standard holder on the catalog.
※Corresponde to automatic 3 to 5-axis unit

Alignment unit
（6-axis）

Axis
Travel distance
X
50mm
Y
10mm
（
Z Optical axis）
50mm
θx
±6°
θy
±8°
θz
±8°

Resolution
0.05um/Pulse（MS1/20）

Guidance
0.001233°/Pulse (Half）
0.0015°/Pulse(Half）
0.0016°/Pulse(Half）

WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment

Detailed 6axis stage unit P.4-022

Alignment
components■Alignment software
Automatic alignment application "IROHA" is the dedicated siftware for alignment.
●JOG・・・Stage driving operation by PC mouse-clicked.
●Automatic alignment・・・Automatically controlled alignment (XY alignment, XYZ alignment, XYθz alignment).

Manualalignment unit
Motorizedalignment unit

●Touch-sensing・・・Control a touch-point and a GAP from devices automatically.

Device unit

●Automatic facing・・・Automatic facing control from devices.
●External equipment control・・・Communication with an external connection equipment (GP-IB, Serial, I/O).
●Profile display・・・Beam profile measurement and displaying and saving of results.

Fiber holders●Output display・・・Optical power display.
●Program driving・・・Mcro sequence programing function.

Device holders
Adaptors
Contact
sensing meter
Accessories
for alignment■Alignment pattern

Stereomicroscope

XY Alignment（FLAT）XYZ Alignment（FOCUS）

XYθz Alignment（ROTATE）
Lens tube
2ch

Monitoring
unit

1ch

Ｙ

Ｙ

Ｙ
Ｘ

Ｘ

Ｘ
θz

Ｚ

Alignment member of a single axis.

Alignment a device which has a focus.
(Lens alignment)

CCD
cameraMonitorCore alignment which placed on the line
(Array alignment)

Lighting
UV equipment■Contact sensor/facing function

Pump
Our original contact sensor/facing function

Probe●Can be automatic recognition by precision positioning and displacement censor
of motorized stage connection point that contacted between devices with any grams.
●Can be positioned parallel between devices automaticallyby consisted 2-axis goniometer stage controller for connecting sensor during sampling tilt.

Alignment
systemBenefit

WG
alignment●Better than use the processing image.
●No deformation such as breakage, tilting.
●As precision positioning and sampling by displacement sensor ,it is able to display the tables because of good reproducibility.

θyθx

Alignment
controller

LD/PDalignment

4066

Optical Fiber Alignment

High-Stability Waveguide Alignment System: PS-1000H Series
Optical fiber alignment

This is a waveguide alignment system pursued static stability after alignment process,which can offer a system component that is best suited for a long-hour measurement of micro core devices.
■Features◎High-Stability is improved by using a motorized thermal management stages.
◎Improved product safety through isothermal device.
◎Available standard device holder.
◎We can customized for your needs.

Guidance
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment
Alignment
components
Manualalignment unit
（heat-suppresing alignment unit）

Motorizedalignment unit
Device unit
Fiber holders
Device holders
Adaptors
Contact
sensing meter
Accessories
for alignment
Stereomicroscope
Lens tube

Thermostatic device
Monitoring
unit
CCD
camera■Thermal stability data
The following graph shows the fluctuation example, after alignment.
The strain stability with thermal control is better than former unit.

MonitorLighting
UV equipment
Pump

The previous unit

Thermal countermeasure unit

Probe
Alignment
systemAlignment
controller
WG
alignment

Improvement stability

LD/PDalignment

4067（When using the thermostatic device, this is the repeating measurement example for 2 hours stability data after rounded-end optical fiber alignment.）Waveguide Manual Alignment Package: E8203B
Optical fiber alignment

This is a very useful package for manual operation of waveguide device(splitter) alignment and UV
bonding. Our long history of producing various alignment units concluded that this is one of the best
component alignment packages. With a selection of holders, development/trial purposed evaluations ofvarious waveguide devices are possible.
ӖFeaturesմӲManual stage alignment unit having coarse and fine adjusting device.
մӲStandard equipment upper unit with monitoring/UV changeover stage.
մӲAvailable standard device holder.
˥Accessories:Bracket for V20-501S

P.4-048, VFGB5F

P.4-058

SPEC
Axis
X
Y
Z
Ġx
Ġy
Ġz

Travel distance±6.5mm±6.5mm±6.5mm
±2.5°
±2.5°
±4.0°

Resolution
Coarse motion:10μm/scale Fine motion:0.5μm/scale
Coarse motion:10μm/scale Fine motion:0.5μm/scale
Coarse motion:10μm/scale Fine motion:0.5μm/scale
Approx 29շ/scale
Approx 28շ/scale
Approx 33շ/scale

Guidance
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment
Alignment
components
Manualalignment unit

ӖHolder/Accessories

Motorizedalignment unit
Device unit

The following goods are not included. (Sold separately)٬Various holders (Fiber, FA and WG)
٬Observation equipments (Lens tube, CCD camera, monitor and lighting)٬UV radiation equpment (UV light source)

Fiber holders
Device holders

Configuration example for spritter module alignment
This is the configuration example for spritter module. Please order as necessary.

Adaptors
Contact
sensing meter
Accessories
for alignment
Stereomicroscope
Lens tube
Monitoring
unit
CCD
cameraMonitorLighting
UV equipment
Pump
Probe
Alignment
systemAlignment
controller
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment

4068

Optical Fiber Alignment

YAG Welding Alignment System: YS-1100 Series
Optical fiber alignment

This system can operate fully-automated process from LD/PD module alignment with YAG laser welding work.
With the best-designed micro-positioning mechanism for alignment and our unique software to optimize
the use of the mechanism, this welding alignment system can meeta wide range of alignment needs of users.

Guidance
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment
Alignment
components
Manualalignment unit
Motorizedalignment unit
Device unit
Fiber holders
Device holders
Adaptors
Contact
sensing meter■Features◎Excellent operability
Just place the parts, press the button and from the tilt alignment of the device to the YAG welding process will be operated automatically.

Accessories
for alignment
Stereomicroscope◎Suport the variety of production process.
Available processing management depending on the device. We also have library routine for supporting production.

Lens tube◎Variety of measuring function
Device judgment function is satisfactory such as measuring a focal length, angle and IL characteristic.
◎Our original automatic facing function.

Monitoringunit

Can be adjusted device posture by our original facing function.

CCD
cameraMonitor

Alignment data storage● profile data storage (Excel)

Lighting
UV equipment
Pump
Probe
Alignment
systemAlignment
controller
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment

4069

Measurement focal length and angle

IL characteristic measurement

Optical fiber alignment■Process example implementation
Support the alignment and YAG welding of many active devices.

Correspondence device●TO-CAN（TOSA、ROSA、Pigtail）
Module●Bi-Directional Module●Triplexer Module●MiniDIL Module●Butterfly Module

Guidance
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment
Alignment
components
Manualalignment unit
Insert LD
to Bi-Di module（TO-Can Pigtail Module）

XY alignment
for Bi-Di moduleand sleeve

YAG welding
for Bi-Di moduleand sleeve

Alignment and welding
for Bi-Di module and PD

Motorizedalignment unit
Device unit

（Bi-Directional Module）

Fiber holders■Alignment unit & YAG laser unit
（CCD Camera）

Device holders

Ferrule unit (Z）（Upper chuck）

YAG headunit(1)

YAG headunit(2)
YAG headunit(3)

Alignment unit
(Motorized 5 axes)

Ferrule unit
YAG head unit
(Motorized 2 axes)

Axis
X
Y
θx
θy
θz
（
Z Optical axis)
Y
Z

Travel distance

Resolution

20mm

0.05um/Pulse（MS1/20）

±5°
360°
70mm
20mm
30mm

0.0025°/Pulse（Full）
0.0020°/Pulse（Full）
0.004°/Pulse（Full）
0.05um/Pulse（MS1/20）

Adaptors
Contact
sensing meter
Accessories
for alignment

1um/Pulse（Full）

Stereomicroscope
Lens tube
Monitoring
unit
CCD
camera（YAG head）（Lower chuck）

Monitor

Alignment unit
(X、
Y、
θx、
θy、
θz）

（Butterfly type module chuck example）

Lighting
UV equipment■Application-process
Additional lens alignment function and UV resin hardening are available.

Pump
Probe
Alignment
systemLens alignment function

Correspondenceof UV curable

Alignment
controller
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment

4070

Optical Fiber Alignment

LD/PD Alignment System(Active Device Alignment): PS-2000 Series
Optical fiber alignment

We offer the best suited alignment system, which fullls the needs of customers and characters of devices,
covering a wide range of alignment specications varying from LD/PD device evaluation for research and trial use to UV bonding for production users.
■Alignment system configuration example

Guidance
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment
Alignment
components

Alignment software "I・Ro・Ha"

Manualalignment unit
Motorizedalignment unit
Device unit
Fiber holders
Device holders
Adaptors
Contact
sensing meter
Accessories
for alignment
Stereomicroscope（An example LD/PD-Lens-Fiber）

Lens tube
Monitoring
unit
CCD
camera■Features

Monitor◎Automatic alignment
Precision automatic positioning for measuring optical ber and LD/PD device in quickly.

Lighting◎Posture adjusting
Can be control an angle and GAP between devices by our original facing function.

UV equipment◎Holders
Available standard device holder.

Pump◎Alignment software
Can be combined micro sequence in the process by the interactive interface of alignment software.

Probe◎Customized
We can customized for your needs.

Alignment
systemAlignment
controller
WG
alignment
LD/PDalignment

4071（An example LD/PD-Sleeve-Fiber）