Properties:
- High transmission (range 1550nm to 2600nm)
- High Clad/core ratio
- Made of biocompatible materials
- Sterilizable by gamma radiation, ETO radiation, steam and electron beam
- Radiation resistant
- Usable in high temperatures and chemically aggressive environments
Parameters:
| Core | Pure quartz |
| Clad | Fluorine doped quartz |
| Clad/core ratio | 1.1 1.2 1.4 |
| Numerical aperture (NA) | 0.22 ± 0.02 |
| Spectral range | 350 – 2600 nm |
| Flexural strenght | 70 kpsi |
| Bend radius | temporary 100x fiber radius |
| long term 600x fiber radius | |
| Damage treshold | 5J/mm2 (Nd:YAG, 1 ms for 1064nm) |
| 1.3kW/mm2 (Nd:YAG, CW for 1064nm) |
Available coatings
- Acrylate (-40 do + 85 C)
- Silicon (-40 do + 180 C)
- Polymide (-190 do + 385 C)
Covers
- Nylon (-40 do + 100 C)
- Tefzel (-40 do + 150C)
- Acrylate (-40 do + 85 C)
Options
- Clad/core ratio 1.15 to 1.30
- Numerical aperture 0.07 to 0.28
- Metal cover -190 to 600 C
- Bundles according to customer request
- Tapered ends
- Ends with connectors SMA, ST, FC
- Other kinds of connectors on special order
