3M Fiber Lensing, Metallization Reduce Optical Device Manufacturing Cost, Improve Performance.Business Editors Optical Fiber Communications 2002 ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2002 Increased yields and improved coupling performance of optical devices are available through the use of new fiber pigtail A Fiber Pigtail is a single-fiber cable, usually short length, that has an optical connector on one end and a length of exposed fiber at the other end. The exposed fiber of the pigtail may be spliced to one fiber of a multifiber trunk, i.e. assemblies introduced by 3M. The new 3M fiber pigtail includes a wedge fiber lens, anti-reflection (AR) coating, and nickel/gold (Ni/Au) metallization Met`al`li`za´tion n. 1. The act or process of metallizing. . Manufacturing issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc precise fiber alignment is a fact of life in photonic assemblies. Conventional metallization techniques limit reworkability and lower fiber strength, causing poor assembly yield for many optical component manufacturers. With 3M fiber pigtails, solder can be reflowed multiple times for optimal fiber alignment without solder pull strength or metallization degradation. Additionally, these assemblies improve the performance of edge emitting devices by increasing the light coupling efficiency with 3M fiber lens and AR coating technology. By using the new 3M components on standard single mode and polarization maintaining fibers, users can improve the performance of pump laser A laser used as the pump for an optical amplifier or other laser. See EDFA and laser. modules, external modulators, and many other optical devices. "3M pigtail A cable that has an appropriate connector on one end and loose wires on the other. It is designed to patch into an existing line or to terminate the ends of a long run. Contrast with patch cord. assemblies can be customized to specific requirements using flexible, automated manufacturing," said Susan Nestegard, business director, 3M Optical Components. "As an example, the wedge lenses can be fabricated directly from a customer design, or if a device's far field emission pattern is provided, 3M can design and manufacture a lens for optimal coupling efficiency and assembly tolerances." 3M also provides fiber Bragg gratings which can be combined with fiber pigtail assemblies for pump laser module applications. With all of the components from one source and customized to specific applications, the time for design changes can be reduced and the supply chain significantly simplified. "3M's manufacturing, materials and fiber optic expertise provides design flexibility to our customers while decreasing the lead times for custom pigtails This article is about the hair style. For the connectors, see Optical fiber. Pigtails (also known as angel wings and bunches, or Twin Tail(ツインテール/TsuinTe-ru) in Japan. ," Nestegard said. About 3M 3M Optical Components is based in Austin, Texas, and manufactures component level optical devices for optical networks. Among its product offering are Bragg gratings, used in terrestrial and undersea fiber optic networks; specialty fibers, where 3M has expertise in Erbium erbium (ûr`bēəm) [from Ytterby, a town in Sweden], metallic chemical element; symbol Er; at. no. 68; at. wt. 167.26; m.p. 1,529°C;; b.p. 2,863°C;; sp. gr. 9.05 at 25°C;; valence +3. doping doping, in electronics: see semiconductor. Altering the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor material, such as silicon, by chemically combining it with foreign elements. of fibers for fiber amplification and polarization maintaining fibers; and dispersion compensators, which increase bandwidth by realigning delays caused by spreading of light. 3M is a $16 billion diversified technology company with leading positions in health care, safety, electronics, telecommunications, industrial, consumer and office, and other markets. Headquartered in St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minnesota, the company has operations in more than 60 countries and serves customers in nearly 200 countries. 3M businesses share technologies, manufacturing operations, brands, marketing channels and other important resources. 3M is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. and also is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For more information about 3M go to www.3M.com or www.3M.com/profile/pressbox/index.jhtml. For more information about 3M fiber pigtail assemblies, please contact 3M at 6801 River Place Blvd., Austin, TX 78726-9000 or call 866-474-9029, fax 512-984-6869 or online at http://www.3M.com/fibers. 3M is a trademark of 3M company. |
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