Fibre Optic Cleaving Instruments

Fibre optic cleavers are essential tools in fibre termination applications, including telecommunications, sensing, optical component manufacturing, and medical technology. The role of a cleaver is to create clean, perpendicular end faces on optical fibres is paramount in minimising signal loss and ensuring optimal light transmission. This precision is particularly critical in long-haul communication networks, where even minute imperfections can result in significant data degradation over extended distances.

Typically, fibre optic cleavers are designed to handle standard optical fibres ranging from 80µm to 125µm in diameter. However, advancements in cleaver technology have expanded this range, allowing for the manipulation of larger diameter fibres like 550μm, 1000μm and more.

Beyond telecommunications, these versatile instruments find extensive applications in diverse fields:

A good cleaver is measured by its ability to create a perfectly clean end face, free from lips, hackle, or significant angle deviations. This level of precision is achieved through a combination of controlled tension, precise scoring, and carefully calibrated breaking mechanisms. Advanced benchtop cleavers often incorporate automated features and quality control measures to ensure consistency across multiple cleaves, a critical factor in scientific applications as well as for large-scale fibre optic network deployments.

Whether you are working with standard or specialised fibres, the team at AusOptic can help you select the right cleaver for your job.