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Nufern Unveils Line of Metalized Optical Fibers - Provides Excellent Plating-to-Fiber Adhesion and High Bending Ductility

March 19, 2002

ANAHEIM, Calif. - March 19, 2002 - Nufern Unveils Line of Metalized Optical Fibers - Provides Excellent Plating-to-Fiber Adhesion and High Bending Ductility Nufern, an independent provider of application-specific optical fiber, has released its line of metalized optical fibers for use in soldered ferrule packages such as diode lasers, external modulators, and receiver modules. Providing plating-to-fiber adhesion of >3 lbs. and ductility in bending of >1.3%, Nufern metalized pigtails are available with Nufern’s application-specific fibers and many standard telecommunication fibers.

“ This product line is another example of our range of in-house production,” said Nufern Vice President of Operations, Dr. Kanishka Tankala. “With the unique plating processes and statistical process controls we have in place, we are able to provide customers with the kind of highly-engineered, repeatable, tight specification, application-specific products they require, even at high volumes.”

Sealed with a dual nickel/gold layered coating, these metalized products are designed specifically for applications in which hermeticity is essential. An electroless nickel layer, 3-6 µm thick, is adhered to and provides a moisture barrier to the glass, while an electroless gold layer, 0.1-0.4 µm thick, provides oxidation protection and acts as the flux during the soldering process.

Nufern’s manufacturing capability allows for customized metalized fiber and plating lengths. Metalized fibers are available in scissor-cut or custom-end shapes. Nufern utilizes a class 1000 clean room for pigtail production. As with all Nufern products, Nufern’s metalized fibers provide high lot-to-lot uniformity and are tested to Telcordia standards.

About Nufern
Nufern is the largest independent manufacturer of highly engineered, application-specific optical fiber (ASOF) for components and systems serving the telecommunications, industrial, medical, and aerospace industries. With manufacturing facilities located at its headquarters in East Granby, Connecticut, USA, and in Sydney, Australia, Nufern is able to engineer, make, support, and deliver large volumes of commercial-grade ASOF to customers around the world. Nufern products include polarization maintaining fiber, planar waveguide fiber, metalized pigtails, select cut-off single-mode fiber, photosensitive fiber, ultra-high numerical aperture fiber, and specialty-coated fibers. For more information, call toll-free, (866) 466-0214, or visit www.nufern.com.