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LAZERMaster LZM-100 Series Laser Splicing System
AFL’s LAZERMaster® is a series of glass processing and splicing systems that uses a CO2 laser heat source rather than electrodes, ensuring repeatable performance and low maintenance, and eliminating electrode or filament maintenance and instability. Splicing or adiabatic tapering (to create mode field adapters or pump combiners) can be performed with glass diameters of 2 mm or more. The high resolution optical analysis system works in conjunction with on-board firmware for fully automatic splicing, tapering and other glass shaping processes.
High precision glass processing is enabled by the intuitive and user- friendly on-board firmware, virtually identical to that of the Fujikura FSM-100 series. Operations may be performed manually or by PC control. The FPS (Fiber Processing Software) PC control GUI (Graphical User Interface) is supplied with the LZM series to provide additional features, greater flexibility, and finer control. The FPS GUI may be used on a PC chosen by the customer. Customers can also create proprietary PC control algorithms using a complete set of PC control commands.
| Model / Specification |
LZM-100 |
LZM-125M+ |
LZM-125P+ |
LZM-125A+ |
| Appearance |  |
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| PM Fiber Splicing | Yes (Option) | No | Yes | |
| End View fiber observation system | Yes (Option) | Yes | ||
| Taper Length | Up to 130 mm | Up to 34 mm | ||
| Fiber Ablations & Shaping | No | No | No | Yes |
- Features
- Specifications
CO2 laser as heating source
- Cleanest and lowest maintenance heating source available
- Class 1 laser safety enclosure with triple redundant interlock
- Dual split laser beam from a stabilized CO2 laser to achieve uniform heating
Advanced Glass Processing Application
An advanced, configurable system capable of producing tapers, ball lens, combiners, MFA, TEC, glass shaping, and splicing.
Clean & Stable Heating by CO2 Laser
The LZM-100 uses a CO2 laser heat source to heat fibers, ensuring repeatable performance and low maintenance, and eliminating electrode or filament maintenance and instability. CO2 laser heating also eliminates any deposits on the fiber surface that might occur from use of a filament or electrodes. The very clean and deposit-free fiber surface ensures reliable operation of very high power fiber lasers or power delivery systems.
Laser Power Stability
Typical CO2 lasers have an output power fluctuation of +/- 5%. This produces inconsistent splicing results and may cause irregularity and ripple in a taper profile. The LZM-100 utilizes proprietary (patent pending) closed-loop power stabilization techniques, resulting in power stability within 0.5%, as shown to left. This enables highly repeatable processes.
Advanced Adiabatic Tapering Capability
User-Friendly Tapering Graphical User Interface
Applications for each model
| Model |
LZM-100 |
LZM-125M+ |
LZM-125P+ |
LZM-125A+ |
| Fiber Ablations & Shaping | Yes | |||
| Combiner Production | Yes | |||
| Long Period Grating Manufacturing | Yes | |||
| Tapering (maximum length) | 130 mm | 34 mm | ||
| Ball Lens Production | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| LDF Splicing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Different Diameter Fiber Splicing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Endcap Splicing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capillary Collapsing onto fibers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Axicon Lens Production | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |