GPX3800 and GPX3850 Glass Processors
5.7.2.Manual Alignment ............................................................................................................... 34
5.7.3.Drawing Tapers ................................................................................................................... 34
5.7.4.Taper Properties ................................................................................................................. 34
5.7.5.Tension Monitor .................................................................................................................. 37
5.7.6.Filament Ramp and System Configuration ......................................................................... 38
5.7.7.Thermal Core Expansion .................................................................................................... 40
5.7.8.Fiber Lensing ...................................................................................................................... 40
5.7.9.Mode Adaptors .................................................................................................................... 40
5.7.10.Pump Combiners and Couplers .......................................................................................... 40
5.7.11.GPXFBT-SFT Fused Biconic Taper (FBT) Processing Add-On Software .......................... 41
5.7.12.Taper Tension Process ....................................................................................................... 43
Chapter 6Added Capabilities of GPX3800 / GPX3850....................................................................46
6.1.Cleave Module Library ..................................................................................................46
6.1.1.Glass Processor Cleave Process ....................................................................................... 46
6.1.2.GPX Cleaver View .............................................................................................................. 49
6.1.3.GPX Cleave Exposure ........................................................................................................ 50
6.1.4.GPX Cleaver Focus ............................................................................................................ 5 0
6.1.5.GPX Cleave Home .............................................................................................................. 5 1
6.1.6.GPX Cleave Blade Service ................................................................................................. 51
6.1.7.GPX Cleave Tension Base ................................................................................................. 51
6.1.8.GPX Cleave Backstop Adjust .............................................................................................. 52
6.1.9.GPX PreTension ................................................................................................................. 52
6.1.10.Typical Process List for GPX Cleave .................................................................................. 53
6.2.Hot View Imaging ..........................................................................................................53
6.3.End View Quality Tool...................................................................................................55
6.3.1.End View Quality Tool User Interface ................................................................................. 55
6.3.2.Rectangle Tool .................................................................................................................... 56
6.3.3.Circle / Ellipse Tool ............................................................................................................. 57
6.3.4.AutoLocate Tool .................................................................................................................. 58
6.3.5.Centroid Tool ....................................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 7Maintenence........................................................................................................................60
7.1.General Care ..................................................................................................................60
7.2.Keep the System Clean................................................................................................. 60
7.3.Fiber Handler Maintenance ..........................................................................................60
7.3.1.Changing Transfer Inserts: .................................................................................................. 60
7.3.2.Cleaning the Fiber Holding Block Insert .............................................................................. 61
7.3.3.Adjusting the Transfer Insert Block ..................................................................................... 61
7.4.Filament Replacement Procedure ...............................................................................62
7.4.1.Changing the Filament ........................................................................................................ 6 2
7.4.2.Filament Centering Procedure ............................................................................................ 64
7.5.Cleaning the Mirror .......................................................................................................65
7.5.1.Procedure ............................................................................................................................ 65
7.6.Installing the GPX Cleaver............................................................................................66
7.7.Adjusting the Cleave Blade Height..............................................................................67
7.8.Measuring the Argon Flow Rates ................................................................................68
7.9.RMA Process .................................................................................................................68
Chapter 8Appendix..............................................................................................................................69
