Hard Clad Silica Fibers Low OH - Fiberguide Industries - #1

REFERENCE SUMMARY

Product Category:

Fiber

Mode:

Step Index, Multimode Type:

Hard Clad Silica (Low OH)

Trade Name:

Anhydroguide™ APCH VIS-IR

DESCRIPTION

With numerical aperature (N.A.) of 0.39 and a hard polymer cladding that allows a high core-to-clad ratio, the Anhydroguide™ APCH is the low cost fiber of choice. The pure fused silica (SiO₂) used in the core of Anhydroguide™ fiber is made by reacting silicon tetrachloride (SiCl₄) with oxygen (O₂) using a plasma arc rather than an oxy-hydrogen flame. This ensures that the residual hydroxyl concentration (OH) will be low in the core material resulting in superior infrared transmission as compared with flame prepared silica that is used in the companion product, Superguide™, which has superior ultraviolet (UV) transmission.

Buffer - Available in clear or blue Tefzel® and clear nylon.

FIBER CROSS SECTION

Tefzel Buffer Hard Clad Silica Core

Radius

FEATURES

• Protects the fiber during buffer stripping to prevent fiber breakage.

• Provides efficient light coupling and superior transmission in tight bends due to high numerical aperture.

• Strong bonding of the hard polymer to silica prevents relative movement of these materials in the fiber structure as the ambient temperature changes. This movement is sometimes referred to as "pistoning" and it can cause serious problems at connectors and other types of fiber terminations if not properly dealt with.

• High concentricity and core-to-clad ratio.

• Allows for excellent connection alignment, fiber core positioning and high transmission bundles.

• Hard polymer cladding is removable, with acetone, enabling low-cost, highly reliable, custom end designs.

• Broad operating wavelength range from 550nm to 2100nm.

• Excellent for Holmium (2100nm) and Erbium (1540nm) laser delivery.

• All dielectric non-magnetic construction.

• The core, clad and buffer materials have been certified to USP Class VI for non-toxicity and biocompatibility.

• Optical fibers and assemblies can be sterilized by ETO and gamma.

• Radiation resistant.

APPLICATIONS

Sensors/Industrial Controls/Illumination

• Make/Break

• Distance

• Temperature

• Liquid level

• Proximity

• Chemical analysis

• Biotechnology

Industrial/Scientific Diagnostic Instrumentation/Devices

• Spectrophotometer

• Gas/liquid chromatography

• Flame pyrometer

• Cytometry

• DNA sequencing

Medical/Dental

• HO:YAG

- Orthopedics for arthroscopy

- Urology for lithotripsy

- ENT for endoscopic sinus surgery

- Spine surgery for endoscopic disc removal

- Prostate removal (TURP)

• ER:YAG Laser

- Dental

- Tissue ablation

• Nd:YAG Laser

- Hair removal

• Diode Laser

- Hair removal

- Periodontal surgery

- Treatment of leg and

facial veins

• Variable Pulse YAG Laser

- Skin resurfacing

- Surgery and treatment of benign, pre-malignant and

multiple pathologic skin conditions.

Short-haul Data Transmission

• In-plant systems

Ordnance Initiation

• Carries signal for launch/detonation

THE FIBER OPTIC SOLUTIONS COMPANY

Form No: REF 723 DS025, Rev. 5/15/2008, Printed in the U.S.A.

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