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Working Party “Fiber Optics”

Chris Radelet

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Working Party – Fiber Optics

• Commscope (Former TE Connectivity)

• Sirris Small Lab • VUB-B Phot

• U Gent CMST lab

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1, MARKET

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Market : Telecom Fiber-to-the-Home

Increasing Demand for Bandwith

Optical fiber up to the subscriber

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78M Homes passed - 20M Subscribers FTTH/B W+E Europe (39) Dec 2013 :

(Bron : FTTH Council Europe –Webinar 2014) (CAGR : compounded annual growth rate)

Market : Telecom Fiber-to-the-Home

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Number of connections & optical components

Number of Installers

Technical Skills installers

Network deployment cost

Market : Telecom Fiber-to-the-Home

New Needs for building optical networks

Mass production Easy to install connectivity

Lower cost

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2, IDEA

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Dimensional Challenge

Secondaire Coating 900µ

Primaire Coating 250µ

Glass fiber 125µ

Optical Waveguide 9µ

Dimensional precision < 1µm

9µm

1µm mismatch ~> 10% loss of signal

9µm

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Detail Plastic part

200 µm

Fiber 125µ

9µ

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• TOLERANCES PARTS • True position • Internal diameter • Surface roughness

• TOOLS & MOLDS

• Manufacturing • Maintenance + reproduction

• MEASURING & INSPECTION • Parts • Molds & tools

Dimensional Accuracy

< 0.5 to 0.2 µm

< 0.2 to 0.05 µm

< 0.5 to 0.2 µm

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1 Decade Shift required !

Technology Gap

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Reproducability

Reproduce (106x)

Continuous – Real time inspection !

Manufacturing Conditions Lab

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3, AMBITION

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• Develop competence center for Optical Connectivity -> Belgium plant Invent + Make + Sell • Opportunity for 3th technology conversion -> Reinforce/maintain local presence

• Catalyst for µ-technology cluster in the Region

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Ambition

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Evolutie Kessel-lo site

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Projects

Start up Micromolding

Existing component

2e generation optical

connectors + installation tools

1st generation Mechanical splice Developped & Produced in Belgium

Pilot for start up µ-molding

Development of field installable Connector (product + installation tool) European consortium (Vector)

Concept study ongoing Next generation

optical components

Advanced Engineering Team FO

µ-molding process + product performance Validated !

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4, TEAM

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Eco-System – Fiber Optics

µ-Molding Machines

Molds Mfg

Knowledge Center

Network Operators

Engineering

Application Expertise

Measuring

µ-Assembly

Market

Product

Technology

Manufacturing µ-Molding

Product Integration

µ-Processes “Other”

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5. Summary

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CONCLUSION

Market Opportunity

Technology Gap

Dilemma

Step up investment

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• Knowledge development

• Lab/Measurement equipment

• Product development

• Process development

• Process Equipment

How to clear the Initial Investment Hurdle ?

Consolidate

Share

Regional Competence

Center ?