XYT Fiber Optics Polishing Films

XYT Fiber Optics Polishing Films: Superior Performance and Versatility

At XYT Lapping Film Factory, we pride ourselves on offering a comprehensive range of polishing films specifically designed for fiber optic connectors. Our products are suitable for various polishing equipment, providing solutions from coarse grinding and glue removal to fine polishing, ensuring excellent surface finishes with very low return loss.

Polishing Films Available from Stock

Our extensive inventory includes polishing films for every stage of the fiber optic connector polishing process:

• Coarse Grain Films: Ideal for grinding and glue removal.
• Special Films: Designed to produce spherical geometry or fine surface polishing.
• Fine Grain Films: Used for final polishing to achieve endfaces with minimal return loss.

These films are engineered for long cycle times and are compatible with both PC and APC polishing. Available in standard 127 mm circular formats, sheets, rolls, or custom formats upon request, our films cater to diverse needs. We also provide accessories like hand polish pads and glass polish plates, ensuring comprehensive support for your polishing tasks.

Product Portfolio

Beyond our in-stock offerings, our portfolio includes batch process polishing films. These films enable batch processing from adhesive or resin removal to final polishing in one step, optimizing efficiency. Customization is available for various ferrule types, ensuring our products meet specific application requirements.

Related Products

Our polishing films complement a broad range of fiber optics polishing equipment, including:

• Hand polishing discs
• Portable polishers
• Field polishing kits
• Automated mass connector polishing machines

These products are ideal for polishing optical fiber endfaces on connectors used in single mode (SM), multi-mode (MM), or polarization maintaining (PM) optical fibers. We also offer an array of fiber connector parts, mating sleeves, adapters, and cleaning tools.

End-to-End Solutions

XYT Lapping Film Factory provides tailored end-to-end solutions for assembling and testing optical connectors. Our portfolio includes tools for stripping and cleaving fibers, gluing and curing fibers into connectors, and testing assembled, polished, and cleaned connectors using microscopes, interferometers, and handheld or automated test equipment.

Definition and Polishing Process

Polishing films are optimized for polishing fiber connectors after bonding the fiber into the ferrule. They consist of a substrate coated with fine particles like diamond, aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or silicon dioxide in specified grain sizes.

The choice of polishing material depends on the ferrule material:

• Diamond Films: Suitable for ceramic or zirconia ferrules.
• Silicon Dioxide Films: Ideal for final polishing of ceramic or zirconia ferrules.
• Aluminum Oxide or Silicon Carbide Films: Mainly used for stainless steel ferrules.

The polishing process involves moving the fiber connector end over the polishing film to remove excess material and polish the end face. The process typically includes the following steps:

1. Glue Removal and Grinding
2. Coarse Polishing
3. Fine Polishing
4. Final Polishing

Polishing is usually done by wetting the film with a liquid and manually moving the fiber over the film in a figure-of-eight motion using polishing discs or pucks. Automated systems can also polish multiple connectors simultaneously.

Conclusion

XYT Lapping Film Factory offers a diverse range of high-quality polishing films and accessories, ensuring superior performance and versatility for fiber optic connector polishing. Our solutions are designed to meet the highest standards, providing exceptional results for various applications in the fiber optics indus