Our laboratory, under the direction of Dr. George Sigel, Jr., has been active in new and cutting edge research and development of drawing optical fibers.  This extensive facility offers TWO 10 meter oxide draw towers and ONE 8 meter NON-Oxide draw tower.  

1. Equipment
2. Unique Capabilities
3. Services for Hire
4. Achievements
5. Coatings
6. Pictures of Our Setup
7. Lab Supervisor
8. Assistant Lab Supervisor

Equipment:

• 2 Heathway Towers
  • Centorr High Temperature Resistance Furnace
  • Beta Mic Laser Diameter Gauge
  • Pressurized Coating System
  • Ultra-Violet Fusion Unit Curing Systems
  • Laminar Air Flow Boxes
• 1 Non-Oxide Tower
  • 200-800 ^oC Resistance Furnace Range
  • Beta Mic Laser Diamter Gauge
  • Flexi Tip Coating System
  • Ultra-violet Fusion Unit Coating System

Capabilities:

• Silica and Rare Earth doped silica preform fiberization
• Phosphate and Borosilicate preform fiberization 
• Chalcogenide, Fluoride, and Polymer preform fiberization
• Novel composition preform fiberization
• Custom draw configuration and testing for:
  • Furnace
  • Coatings
  • Fusion units
  • All supporting draw equipment
  • Rod and Tube collapse draws
  • Preform redraw

Services for Hire:

• Custom preform fiberization (Compositions and geometries)
• Draw component testing/benchmarking
• Please contact Dr. George Sigel, Jr. for further information.

• Square preform fiberization
• D-Shaped preform fiberization
• Polymer Preform fiberization

• Desotech Single Coating
• Desotech Primary and Secondary Coating
• Desotech Low Index Fiber

Pictures of Our Setup:

Geoff Chin

Ceramic and Materials Engineering

607 Taylor Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065

Tele: 732 445 3863

Fax: 732 445 4545

gbuddhac@eden.rutgers.edu

Major: Ceramic Engineering

Mike Sales

Ceramic and Materials Engineering

607 Taylor Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065

Tele: 732 445 3863

Fax: 732 445 4545

msales@eden.rutgers.edu

Major:  Ceramic Engineering

Andrew Scala

Laboratory Technicians

Drew Forman

Dan Lintag