Telcordia OKs Nufern Fiber

EAST GRANBY, Conn. -- Nufern, the largest independent manufacturer of application-specific optical fibers, announces that its 1060-HP select cut-off single-mode fiber has successfully passed the Telecordia GR-20 (Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber and Optical Cable) qualification requirements. Nufern's 1060-HP is designed for use by manufacturers of couplers, and fibertails for pump diodes. "Successful Telcordia qualification is a testament to the high quality, reproducibility and long term reliability of Nufern's 1060-HP," said Nufern Director of Process Engineering, Nick Jacobson. "Our ablility to easily surpass all GR-20 requirements is a tribute to our state-of-the-art facility and processes. Nufern uses the same materials and processes for its entire range of select cut-off fibers with operating wavelengths from 400 nm to 1650 nm. In a separate release:Nufern, the largest independent manufacturer of application-specific optical fiber, has added a bend insensitive 1550 nm fiber to its high performance select cut-off product family. This fiber is designed for use in small form factor active and passive components that require tight bend radii. Nufern's 1550B-HP provides 50 to 100 times lower bend loss than SMF28 and is ideal for bend insensitive packaging for compact C and L-band components, low NA planar waveguides, and metro applications. Nufern's 1550B-HP offers tight mechanical and optical tolerances, 200 kpsi proof test, and low splice loss to SMF28 fiber, for high yield component manufacturing. "Nufern 1550B-HP allows our customers to miniaturize components while maintaining the same loss budget," said Nufern's Scientist, Upendra Manyam. "The combination of low bend loss and 200 kpsi proof test ensures superior performance and reliability in small form factor components. Nufern 1550B-HP meets our customers' requirements for tightly controlled optical and mechanical tolerances with better bend-performance than SMF28." NufernTelcordia Technologies Inc.