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Graded Index Silica/SilicaAGI™ Series Fiberguide Industries Technical Data

DESCRIPTION REFERENCE SUMMARY

While graded index silica/silica fibers are available from a number of suppliers with standard polymer coatings, Fiberguide is unique in offering these fibers with high performance coatings of aluminum, gold and polyimide.Graded index is actually a compromise between step index multimode and single mode fibers, trading off bandwidth for ease of termination and light launch. The graded profile increases bandwidth over step index multimode, but the core sizes are still large enough for convenient termination and use of lower cost light emitting diodes. Graded index fiber remains a popular standard for use in medium distance (2-15km) data communication links. The construction is always silica core/silica clad based, with dopants (typically Ge, B, P, and F) used to adjust the refractive index in the graded profile. This fiber is used almost exclusively for medium distance data communication (local area networks) and shipboard applications, although it is sometimes used for fiber sensorsystems. The relatively small core areas of the standard sized graded index fibers make them less useful for power delivery applications, however new special, larger core designs specifically for high power applications are available. Product Category: Fiber Mode: Graded Index Type: Graded Index Silica/Silica Trade Name: AGI™ Series

FIBER CROSS SECTION

Buffer/Jacket: Polyimide, Aluminum, GoldSilica Clad Index Doped Silica Core Radius

FEATURES

•Substantially higher bandwidth-length product than step index profile fibers but less than single mode fibers.•Operates optimally with low modal dispersion at both 850nm and 1300nm. •Less expensive interconnections than single mode fiber. •Smaller core allows for higher bandwidth than 100µm core fiber. •Aluminum coating, withstands temperature ranges from -269°C to +300°C and up to +400°C for short durations. •Gold coating, withstands temperature ranges from -269°C to +700°C and over +750°C for short durations. •Polyimide coating resists most organics, solvents and acids. •All dielectric non-magnetic construction. •The core, clad and buffer materials have been certified to UPS Class VI for non-toxicity and biocompatibility. •Radiation resistant.

APPLICATIONS

•Most common for Local Area Networks (LANs) and shipboard•FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)•Optimized for 850nm VCSELs•Laser-rated for GbE LANs•Industrial data communications•CCTV Systems

Graded Index Silica-Silica Fiber - 36215 fiberguide

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Form No: REF 723 DS022, Rev. 2/27/2008, Printed in the U.S.A. © Copyright 2007 Fiberguide Industries, Inc., Specifications subject to change without notice. 1