Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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In this video, we will demonstrate how to make a fiber bundle using a Thorlabs Vytran GPX Glass Processing System. For more information on Glass Processing Systems, please visit
thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_id=9326&ytid=zR2pr03ZsGk
or
thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_ID=9366&ytid=zR2pr03ZsGk

For more detail on tapering fibers and other glass components using GPX please visit
youtube.com/watch?v=c0NP0F_VuBs&list=PLN3i-H51ZELgho1cjXyFoLJyhjUy6VphK&index=3

For more detail on cleaving using LDC Large Diameter Cleavers, please visit
youtube.com/watch?v=_mEMlYUCYfs&list=PLN3i-H51ZELhGQFBFnVNXZX_pUkNItXn8&index=5

0:00 Introduction to Fiber Bundles
1:54 Bundle Parameters
3:28 Pre-Tapering the Capillary Tube
4:15 Bundling Fibers and Inserting into Capillary Tube
5:54 Tapering the Bundle
7:06 Cleaving the Bundle