Aquentium bares intent to acquire Fast-Fiber

Aquentium Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire Canada-based Fast-Fiber Inc, a designer and developer of fiber-optic devices for both sensor and communication systems applications.

Fast Fiber is also involved in developing specialty fibers, including rare-earth doped fibers for telecom amplifiers, UV and IR fibers, polarization preserving highly-birefringent and low-birefringent fibers for various sensor applications, fibers with custom-made profiles and with customized jacket materials. In addition, the company also offers consulting services on polarization problem handling in high bit-rate telecom systems.