PHOTONICS ADHESIVES

Fiber & Photonics Assembly Adhesives

TIANZE organizes optical-device adhesives by assembly function: rigid positioning, strain relief, optical coupling, potting, fiber bonding and removable process protection.

Start with the complete manufacturing requirement.

  • Substrates and bond-line geometry
  • Dispensing and cure access
  • Alignment and shrinkage requirements
  • Thermal, optical and environmental reliability tests

FAU head adhesive

High-Tg Dual-Cure FAU Head Adhesive

TZ-FAH-101

A low-viscosity UV/thermal dual-cure adhesive for bonding the V-groove base and lid, with low shrinkage and a high glass-transition temperature.

Evaluation focus

  • Controlled bond-line flow
  • UV fixture and thermal post-cure
  • Low shrinkage and high Tg

Flexible FAU tail adhesive

Flexible UV-Cure FAU Tail Adhesive

TZ-FAT-206

A flexible UV-curable tail adhesive for securing the fiber transition region and relieving assembly strain.

Evaluation focus

  • Flexible strain relief
  • Rapid UV curing
  • Controlled tail-channel dispensing

Balanced FAU tail adhesive

Medium-Hardness UV-Cure FAU Tail Adhesive

TZ-FAT-208

A medium-hardness UV-curable tail adhesive balancing structural support with low-temperature flexibility.

Evaluation focus

  • Balanced tail support
  • Rapid UV curing
  • Low-temperature flexibility

Flexible coupling adhesive

Flexible UV-Cure PLC/AWG Coupling Adhesive

TZ-PLC-301

A flexible, high-transmittance UV-curable adhesive for coupling and fixing PLC chips, AWG components and fiber arrays.

Evaluation focus

  • Optical coupling stability
  • Flexible stress accommodation
  • Fast UV processing

Low-shrinkage coupling adhesive

Low-Shrinkage UV-Cure PLC/AWG Coupling Adhesive

TZ-PLC-302

A high-transmittance UV-curable coupling adhesive with lower shrinkage and higher hardness.

Evaluation focus

  • Low shrinkage
  • Higher hardness
  • High optical transmittance

Low-Tg coupling adhesive

Low-Tg UV-Cure PLC/AWG Coupling Adhesive

TZ-PLC-303

A flexible, high-transmittance UV-curable coupling adhesive with a low glass-transition temperature for stress-sensitive assemblies.

Evaluation focus

  • Low glass-transition temperature
  • High transmittance
  • Flexible stress accommodation

Low-viscosity ferrule potting

Low-Viscosity Ceramic Ferrule Potting Adhesive

TZ-FEP-401

A two-component, low-viscosity thermal-cure adhesive for ceramic ferrule and fiber patch-cord potting.

Evaluation focus

  • Low-viscosity filling
  • Short thermal cure
  • Low shrinkage

Controlled-flow ferrule potting

Controlled-Flow Ceramic Ferrule Potting Adhesive

TZ-FEP-402

A semi-transparent, medium-to-high-viscosity thermal-cure adhesive for controlled-flow ferrule potting.

Evaluation focus

  • Controlled flow
  • Short thermal cure
  • Low shrinkage

Water-soluble process protection

Water-Soluble UV-Cure Process Protection Adhesive

TZ-PRT-501

A UV-curable temporary protection material for fiber-array dicing, intended for subsequent water-soluble removal.

Evaluation focus

  • UV-curing process
  • Water-soluble removal
  • Protection during fiber-array dicing

3316 fiber bonding adhesive

3316 Optical Fiber Bonding Adhesive

3316

A transparent, single-component UV-curable adhesive for optical-fiber bonding, coating and fiber-coil assembly.

Evaluation focus

  • Optical-fiber bonding
  • Fast UV curing
  • Fiber-coil assembly

IBR adhesive

Intermittently Bonded Ribbon Adhesive

An adhesive for intermittently bonded ribbon manufacturing, supporting flexible ribbon handling, rollability and access to individual fibers.

Evaluation focus

  • Controlled bond geometry
  • Repeatable cure processing
  • Ribbon rollability and fiber access

Plan the application before comparing materials.

Questions for application planning

Why are separate adhesives used in one optical assembly?

Different locations can require different flow, rigidity, flexibility, cure and optical characteristics.

How should an adhesive be selected?

Define the material role, substrates, bond geometry, cure process, operating environment and finished-assembly tests.

Can a product be selected from a single data point?

No. Viscosity, cure, hardness, shrinkage, optical requirements and reliability conditions should be considered together.

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