Silica UV fibers

Properties:

• High transmission (range 180nm - 300nm)
• 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
Numerical aperture (NA)	0.22± 0.02
Spectral range	180 – 1100 nm
Flexural strenght	70 kpsi
Bend radius	temporary 100x fiber radius
	long term 600x fiber radius
Damage treshold	> 50mJ/mm2 (XeCl, 25 ns for 248nm)
	>150mJ/mm2 (XeCl, 30 ns for 308nm)

 

Available coatings

• Acrylate     (-40 to + 85 C)
• Silicon       (-40 to + 180 C)
• Polymide  (-190 to + 385 C)

 

Covers

• Nylon        (-40 to + 100 C)
• Tefzel        (-40 to + 150C)
• Acrylate     (-40 to + 85 C)

 

Options

• Clad/core ratio         1.05   1.07   1.15    1.20    1.30   1.40
• Numerical apertures              0.07 do 0.28
• Metal cover                    -190 do + 600 C
• Bundles according to customer request
• Tapered ends
• Ends with connectors         SMA, ST, FC
• Other kinds of connectors on special order