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60 -- FUSION SPLICER SOL N00173-97-Q-0025 POC Darlene Copp, Purchasing Agent, (202) 767-2374 Fax (202) 404-8158. Naval Research Laboratory a has requirement for 1 each Ericsson or equal Automatic PM Fusion Splicer with the following requirements: must be capable of automatically splicing panda,bowtie, elliptical core and elliptical cladding polarization maintaining fiber types, unit must be capable of estimating splice extiction ratio, mean extinction ratio of panda fiber splices 30 dB, splice speed approximately 1 second for Panda fiber, polarization observation from the lens effect tracing technique is desirable, automatic splice quality evaluation, splice protector heat oven should be included, unit must be portable and weigh 20 lbs or less and approximate size 12x12x12 inches. Oral request will not be accepted. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0013)

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