AFL Offers Fiber-Optic Fusion Splicers for High-End Splicing Applications

AFL Telecommunications, provider of fiber-optic solutions, has introduced two optical fiber fusion splicers that are ideal for splicing polarization maintaining (PM) fibers.

The FSM-100P and the FSM-100M fusion splicers feature a number of sophisticated technologies to resolve the splicing needs for research and development, laboratory, manufacturing, and factory applications.

The ARCMaster fiber-optic fusion splicers, manufactured by Fujikura, feature a split v-groove clamping system that houses optical fiber ranges between 60 and 2000 µm for coating or cladding purposes. The splicers incorporate an Interrelation Profile Alignment (IPA) that splices and aligns the fibers properly. They also include multiple electrode and fiber positioning techniques that offer enhanced versatility for small diameter and heat sensitive fibers.

The splicers’ arc calibration technology aids in conveniently transferring high-end splicing applications from research and development to production through reliable performance. They combine features of both warm and cold splice imaging to provide improved precision for estimating the splice loss. The enhanced sweep arc technology offers improved MFD matching ability to reshape non-circular fibers. The ARCMaster fusion splicers have a low profile design that eradicates fiber catch points.

Fujikura’s General Manager for Splicer Business, Kiyoshi Nakajima stated that the ARCMaster splicers have the ability to control the fusion arc’s plasma zone.