back cover The Very Fiber of Innovation 7 Airport Park Road, East Granby, CT 06026 Tel: 866.466.0214 www.nufern.com Capturing Possibilities The spirit of human curiosity has defined much of today’s advanced technology. From the farthest reaches of space exploration to the depths of the ocean floor, Nufern has helped make many of these innovations a reality. We are driven to uncover optical fiber’s true potential in aerospace, military, medical, industrial and scientific applications, developing some of the world’s highest performance fiber solutions at manufacturing scale. Focused execution of a fiber gyro interferometer used in satellite position control. Nufern spectroscopy fibers feed signals from the sensor on the arm to the Nufern’s geophysical, seismic and analyzer in the body of Curiosity on Mars. acoustic sensing fibers and lasers are used in myriad underwater applications. The Very Fiber of Innovation Advanced optical fiber solutions don’t happen in a vacuum. We recognize it takes a team to move an industry forward. Utilizing our telecom heritage, Nufern works directly with our colleagues and customers, drawing on their unique insights and firsthand experience, to guide and focus our R&D. We examine the current application challenge and consider future demands to provide intelligent optical fiber solutions. This has resulted in the largest supported portfolio of standard and custom fiber products. Synthetic confocal microscope image of a ytterbium doped double-clad fiber used in high power, narrow linewidth fiber lasers. Optimized splicing with Nufern’s precision-matched fibers. Nufern offers a wide range of fiber laser platforms for industrial, medical, military, aerospace and scientific applications. We are committed to making beam quality the cornerstone of our laser products. With the best beam quality, our customers create the finest marks, deepest traps and longest focal range of any laser possible. We recognize efficiency, service life, product size and weight are also key specifications necessary for a successful application. Understanding and considering unique customer requirements helps Nufern build a superior product. When Beam Quality Matters Single frequency amplifiers for scientific research, including ultra-cold and atom-trapping applications. Nufern single-mode, high peak power industrial fiber marking lasers provide manufacturers with unmatched precision and flexibility, delivering more focused marking power, per output Watt. Nufern’s compact kW platforms are designed for diffraction limited beam combination for remote sensing, directed energy and imaging. Precision Manufacturing Coiling very high power large-mode Meeting everyday industrial production demand is key. Our stateof-the-art cleanroom facility and motivated people employ just-in-time, continuous improvement and lean manufacturing techniques satisfying customer expectations, deadlines and budgets. Our diverse, focused and highly skilled labor force takes great pride in producing some of the world’s finest fiber and fiber laser products in the USA. area fibers, a Nufern innovation. The first drop of glass in the fiber draw process. High volume fiber laser manufacturing. fiber solutions meet customer deadlines and budgets. The culmination of Nufern’s experience and heritage brings our customers some of the most unique high performance optical fibers, fiber sensors and fiber laser solutions. Our ongoing commitment to research and investigation with our customers promises a bright future with optical fiber technology. Brighter Fiber Solutions Fiber Gyroscope Coils Fiber Lasers Fiber Amplifiers Fiber Directed Energy Optical Fibers