Aerospace & Defense

NorthLab Photonics has the equipment and services for the exotic fibers and demanding requirements of military and aviation photonics. High-strength splicing, polyimide coating removal, small gyro fibers, and very large fibers are all proven capabilities.

largediametersplicingstation

3SAE Large Diameter Splicing System - LDS II

Large Diameter Splicing system for fiber bundling, tapering, end-caps and splicing.

fitels184fiberfusionsplicer

Fitel S184 Fusion Splicer

Ring of Fire ® wide area wide area plasma splicer for 80um to 1.2mm large diameter fibers.

fitels183fiberfusionsplicer

Fitel S183 PM II

Polarization maintaining fusion splicer for 80um to 400um fibers.

3saethermalstripper_highstrength

3SAE Thermal Stripper - High Strength

Thermal mechanical stripper for 125um high strength fibers.

3saethermalstripper_highstrength

3SAE Thermal Stripper - Adjustable

Thermal mechanical stripper for fiber diameters (40-1000um)

plasmaworkstation

3SAE Plasma Work Station

Polyimide coating removal utilizing Ring of Fire® Technology.

fpuii

3SAE Fiber Preparation Unit (FPU) II

Polyimide mid-span window stripper utilizing Ion Enhanced Cold Plasma Technology™.

autostrip2

3SAE Auto Strip II

Automatic mid-span fiber stripping unit utilizing Burst Technology ™.

liquidclampcleaver

3SAE Liquid Clamp Cleaver II LDF

High performance piezo cleaver for 125um to 1000um fiber utilizing 3SAE's Liquid Clamp Technology ™ patent pending

endfaceprepstation

3SAE EndFace Prep Station II

High performance polisher for large diameter fiber processing, 600um to 2000um

fibercuttingstation

3SAE Fiber Cutting Station

A pre-polish cutting station that minimizes chipping, radial fractures and cracks.

ericssonefc11

Ericsson EFC 11-4 Fiber Cleaver

Precision ultrasonic blade for use with 80um to 200um fibers. Fiber holder compatible.

3saeultrasoniccleaner

3SAE Ultrasonic Cleaner

Frequency tuned, designed specifically for optical fibers.

3saelargebowlfibercleaner

3SAE Large Bowl Ultrasonic Cleaner

Purpose-built ultrasonic fiber cleaner that was designed specifically for fiber optic applications.

3saecappilaryspeedloader

3SAE Capillary Speed Loader (CSL)

Polyimide mid-span window stripper utilizing Ion Enhanced Cold Plasma Technology™.

EndFaceInspectionStation

3SAE End Face Inspection System

The EndFace Inspection Station (EFI) is a fiber inspection tool that inspects the end-face of a fiber.