Angled Fiber Cleaver

The AFC-2008 angled cleaver reduces backreflection by cutting the optical fiber at an angle. The cleaver is a rugged device with stapler-like action. When the cleaver is closed, it clamps, tensions, and shears a fiber held in a large groove. A diamond blade slices at an angle to score the sheared fiber, which cleaves to give an 8° endface angle, reducing backreflection to less than -60 dB.

Oxford Fiber Optic Tools Ltd., University of Warwick Science Park, Barclays Venture Center, Sir William Lyons Rd., Coventry, England CV4 7EZ. Phone: +44-1203-323066; fax: +44-1203-412252.