BW Fiber Testing

Mounting Fibers on the Popsicle Stick

The Kapton strips go through little slots at the bottom of the alignment jig. When tightening them I should pull them a little toward the rear of the alignment jig so that they won't come out from under the clamps. I don't want to pull them too much that way, though, because they might tear.

I may be asked to remove the collars from the fibers in the dark box so we can test them for crosstalk. To do this, I should use two collars to hold the fibers in place. One will be temporary and put on in the most convenient way as soon as I tighten the Kapton strips. The temporary collar will be in an inconvenient position for removing once the fibers are in the dark box, so I need to turn the fibers over and put on a permanent collar. After the permanent collar is on, I can remove the temporary collar before putting the fibers in the dark box.