Cidra Offers Specialty Fibers

Cidra's Specialty Fiber Services announces line of high-performance optical fiber products

June 12, 2002

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WALLINGFORD, Conn. -- CiDRA Corporation's ("CiDRA") Specialty Fiber Services business today announces a line of specialty fiber products that will lead the industry in price-performance metrics. CiDRA leverages a most experienced specialty fiber team and a state of the art fiber production facility to deliver specialty fiber with unprecedented tolerances and manufacturing consistency. As well, CiDRA's commitment to quality is evident with its ISO 9001 certification -- the internationally recognized standard for quality assurance. The new fiber offerings target optical sensing and optical component fabrication and manufacturing applications. These products include:

  • 980/1550nm single mode fiber with high dimensional tolerances for device pigtailing and packaging

  • 980/1550nm fused coupler fiber with a special glass dopant profile to yield stable, repeatable optical performance during the fusion-tapering process

  • 830nm and 1550nm sensor grade polarization maintaining (PM) fibers with reduced 80um cladding diameter and an extended operating range coating system

  • 980nm and 1550nm telecom grade polarization maintaining (PM) fibers with standard 125um cladding diameter and matched mode parameters to standard telecom fiber

  • High non-linear (HNL) fiber ideally suited for discrete Raman gain elements and distributed Brillouin temperature sensing

"CiDRA's multi-disciplinary approach to optical technology development builds the knowledge and capabilities required to successfully utilize our core technology," said Paul Sanders, Vice President of Business Development. "CiDRA is known for its outstanding fiber capabilities and this market opportunity is one we can now exploit with highly competitive products." Cidra Corp.

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