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News Release from: Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering | Subject: ProBond
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 September 2002
Bonder joins component assembly
workstation
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has added a bonding option, ProBond, to its ProAlign 5000 component assembly workstation.
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has added a bonding option, ProBond, to its ProAlign 5000 component assembly workstation The ProAlign 5000 workstation is EXFO's new, fully integrated system for active alignment and assembly of photonics components
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 14 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Chromatic dispersion can be characterised with high accuracy from a single fibre end and testing polarisation mode dispersion from a single end is also possible.
The new option involves automatically dispensing a controlled amount of adhesive, then curing it with light.
ProBond will be demonstrated for the first time today at the National Fiber-Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) in Dallas, Texas.
The ProAlign 5000/ProBond combination is the first system to ensure repeatability in the bonding and curing part of the component assembly process.
Nonrepeatability is one of the main contributors to prolonged R and D phases and low-yield manufacturing.
The new bonding option increases repeatability which, in turn, shortens the R and D phase and increases yield and throughput, while providing for higher quality and performance of advanced optical components including planar lightwave circuits (PLCs), switches and transceivers.
"Research shows the lack of repeatability is a major contributor to low yield in the component assembly process.
To address this, we applied our expertise in UV curing technology to develop the ProBond accessory for the ProAlign 5000 component assembly workstation", said David Farrell, President of EXFO Burleigh Products Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of EXFO.
"Integrating ProBond with the ProAlign 5000 workstation automates the entire pigtail assembly process.
Developed primarily by the same design team that created the ProAlign 5000 workstation, ProBond raises the bar for cost-effective assembly automation and fast-track R and D".
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