Specialty Fiber Optic Draw Tower

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is seeking information from potential sources for the purchase of a Specialty Fiber Optic Draw Tower. The tower must have specific characteristics, including a resistive heated furnace, preform feed mechanism, and multiple independent channels of preform pressurization/vacuum. The system must also have software access that allows for future in-house hardware additions. The NRL requires the tower for making high-precision fiber optics for use in various fiber optic laser systems. • The system must contain several key components, including a resistive heated furnace and preform feed mechanism • The system must have four independent channels of preform pressurization/vacuum • The system must have two independent fiber coating systems with LED UV curing capability • The system must have automatic closed-loop control for all systems • The system must have software access that allows for future in-house hardware additions