This automatic fibre stripper is made for challenging tasks - like window stripping fibres with acrylate coating diametres up to 1,000 µm. The AutoStripII can be used as a stand-alone unit or integrated into sub-systems. 

Thanks to the Burst Technology^TM, it is not neccessary to chemical clean the fibres before stripping them - instead the new technology vaporizes the fibre coating. You will get a cleaned, stripped fibre. Furthermore at higher strength than any mechanical stripping method.

The system got a build-in microprocessor: this insures high-quality as it controls critical processes and parametres like the stripping distance, burst temperature, or burst speed and also makes strength tests. For that the automatic fibre stripping unit ASII insures high quality, repeatability and high production yield.

The Fibre Prep Unit II - FPUII - makes it possible to strip polyimide coatings in the middle and at the end of the fibre.

This automatic stripper, which is suited for use in the laboratory, is equipped with the “ring of fire” technology. This technology utilizes three electrodes to produce plasma, which ensures both consistent temperature and a constant ion field during processing of the optical fibre.

The fibres, which have a polyimide coating, are stripped at low temperature quickly, cleanly, and without mechanical stress. The best part is that this unit can be operated reliably by anybody without the need for special training.

The Plasma Work Station (PWS) by 3SAE is unique. Many tasks can be performed with the help of this system:

• Removal of Polyimide
  Ring-of-Fire^® technology allows the safe and reliable removal of polyimide coatings via ion etching. The etching process is more advantageous than thermal stripping methods because the tensile strength of the processed fibre is significantly higher.
• Removal of Metal Coatings
  Metallic coatings, such as e.g. gold, can also be removed using the PWS.
• Melting a Spherical Lens onto the Fibre End
  Spherical fibre end surfaces can be melted onto the fibre using the plasma work station at a standard deviation that is better than 3 µm.
• Fusing Capillaries to Fibres
  Using the appropriately configured PWS, thin fibres can be fused to capillaries or with customer-specific optics.

The Lightel coating stripper GPST-1100 can be used with to remove almost all coating materials from fibres with diametres of up to 1200 µm (Large Diametre Fibres – LDF) without any residue. It works with coating made of polyimides (PI), acrylate, or silicone just as well as with two-layer coatings. Stripping is carried out completely contact free via a plasma, preventing chemical and mechanical damage and not impairing fibre strength.

The GPST-1100 can be operated in stand-alone mode without technical gases or compressed air. Software allows parametres for up to twelve stripping programs to be defined and stored, which are then executed fully automatically. This makes the GPST-1100 a highly versatile and robust coating stripper.