Metalizing Machine Gold Coated Fiber

The Fiber 2000 machine is a dedicated production coating tool for metalization of optical fibers, for use in a hermetically sealed opto-electric package. Designed for a small cleanroom footprint, this load lock system first cleans then applies a series of sequential coatings onto optical fiber. The goal of the multi-layer coating stack is to leave a thin layer of gold, uniformly distributed around the fiber so that it can be soldered into hermetically sealed packages.

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Specifications

> Metal film stack of Titanium-Platinum-Gold
> Complete one button operation after load lock.
> 20 minutes per cycle, pump to vent
> 60 fibers per run
> A +/- 10% film uniformity
> Film adhesion 1kg Bellcore pull test

Intlvac System Advantages

> Unprecedented high-volume throughput
> Low temperature deposition avoids damage of plastic on fibers
> Uniform coating around entire fiber for accurate fiber alignments
> Low target costs due to deposition material conveniently mounted on a ring on the magnetron guns
> Ring Array easily facilitates customized deposition
> Excellent adhesion strength resulting from Atomic Oxygen pre-clean
> Load Lock design allows for coating of jacketed and connectorized components
> Deposition Chamber utilizes a dry pump, elimination contamination
> A highly skilled individual is not required to operate the machine as the system is completely automated with an easy to use touch screen interface
> Small Cleanroom footprint