Changes

When Micah left I started polishing a bundle of sci-fis with 400 grit. I progressed to the point where the ends of the fibers seem to be all in one plane. For now that is as far as we want to take them because we aren't sure how long they should be.

When Micah left I started polishing a bundle of sci-fis with 400 grit. I progressed to the point where the ends of the fibers seem to be all in one plane. For now that is as far as we want to take them because we aren't sure how long they should be.

1/10 I continued polishing the sci-fi bundle with 400 grit, but the cladding was flaring. I wondered if St. Gobain had any documentation about what to do with the ends after cutting fibers. I asked Jim about that, and he gave me a research paper from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory about polishing optical fibers. However, the paper did not give me ideas for our situation.  

1/10 I continued polishing the sci-fi bundle with 400 grit, but the cladding was flaring. I wondered if St. Gobain had any documentation about what to do with the ends after cutting fibers. I asked Jim about that, and he gave me a [http://lss.fnal.gov/archive/test-tm/2000/fermilab-tm-2062.pdf research paper from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory about polishing optical fibers]. However, the paper did not give me ideas for our situation.  

Jim said I could be pressing the fibers too hard against the sandpaper, spinning the wheel too fast, or not changing the sandpaper enough. Something must be different because the fibers did not flare during the summer when Micah was polishing.

Jim said I could be pressing the fibers too hard against the sandpaper, spinning the wheel too fast, or not changing the sandpaper enough. Something must be different because the fibers did not flare during the summer when Micah was polishing.