| Purpose |
Six meter dual sided Heathway fibre draw tower for primary and secondary drawing |
| Location |
RPF Physics Lab 404 |
| Material systems |
Polymers (e.g. Polyurethane, PMMA, Zeonex, Polycarbonate, TPU); soft glass (soda-lime, borosilicate, chalcogenide) |
| Scale / volume |
Waveguides (solid, microstructure, air-core); co-drawn carbon elements and wires (e.g. ~500nm x 150nm wires); microstructure (internal air / fluidic channels) |
| Specs / resolution |
Three furnace options for various preform sizes and temperature requirements; pressurised fibre coating system; tractor draw unit for capillary / cane drawing; pressurised drawing system; spinning motor for drawing spun fibres |
