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USB 3 Optical™ cables

LZM-100 LAZERMaster™ is believed to be the first commercially available glass processing and splicing system that uses a CO 2 laser heat source to perform splicing, adiabatic tapering, ball lensing, and other glass-shaping operations. The LZMpossesses large diameter capabilities up to 2.3mm and long taperingcapabilities up to 150mm. With a clean, deposit-free fiber surface, the LZM-100 provides the consistent results that are necessary for biomedical and high power delivery systems.

Corning Incorporated has launched USB 3.Optical™ cables, capable of carrying up to 5GB of data per second at distances up to 30m.

Designed to be compatible with most USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 devices, Corning’s USB 3 cables can easily extend data transmission beyond the 3m limitation of comparable copper cable.

Utilizing Corning’s ClearCurve ® VSDN ® optical fiber, the cables are up to 50 percent thinner and up to 80 percent lighter than comparable copper cables. With a “zero-bend” radius, they can withstand bending, squeezing and tangling without damage or loss of function, making them suitable for routing through a crowded workspace.

 “With longer, thinner, and lighter cables, USB 3.Optical Cables by Corning give users the freedom to max out data connection speeds for a more enjoyable creative workflow,” said Bernhard Deutsch, vice president, product line management, optical connectivity solutions for Corning Optical Communications. “Imagine having your computer at your workstation and the whir of back-up hard drives, printers, and other noisy peripherals in an entirely different room– and still benefiting from unbelievable transmission speeds.”



Photograph courtesy of Fujikura Japan

Getting spliced

AFL also offers the ARCMaster series of splicers. ARCMaster consists of a patent pending “split v-groove” fiber clamping system to accommodate optical fibers from

Developed and manufactured by AFL in conjunction with Fujikura Japan, AFL’s

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