Radian™ Bare Fiber Polisher

Krell’s Radian™ System provides the ability to polish optical fibers at user-selectable and variable angles. Interchangeable adapters accommodate fibers of various diameters and material types. Bare fiber, glass rod or optical bundle polishing is possible with high speed processing. The rotary stage can be interchanged with a variety workholders for polishing fiber optic connectors. Radian™ is ideal for laboratory, R&D and low volume manufacturing applications.

Expand Radian’s™ versatility beyond bare fiber processing.  Adapters are available for polishing a variety of industry standard and custom connector/ferrule types, as well as rods/lenses.  Polish components to flat, UPC and angled geometries.

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Radian Bare Fiber Polisher: Operation Video

Related Q&A:

June 8, 2022, 12:55 p.m.

Q

What is the smallest diameter fibre the Radian Machine is capable of polishing?

A

Radian supports a fiber outer diameter range from 80um to >3mm.

Aug. 31, 2020, 10:22 a.m.

Q

Hello, Would it be possible to polish at 60° ? Maybe with a longer fiber holder ?

A

Yes. Adapters are available for both Radian and NOVA, that extend the polish angle to 60 degrees. We will directly email a quotation for both systems.

Feb. 4, 2020, 10:50 p.m.

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What is the difference between Radian and NOVA bare fiber polishers?

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Basically NOVA has all features of Radian with the addition of 1) video inspection 2) automation and programmable 3) multiple fiber support, 4) connector support and much more.

Dec. 7, 2019, 9:54 p.m.

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Is the polishing speed adjustable?

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Yes, the platen rotation speed can be controlled by the user.