Fiber Optic Light Guides
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Fiberoptic Light Guides Applications Data processing Flame detection Semiconductor lithography Scanning systems Point and line illumination Counting and sizing systems Non-contact monitoring devices Medical and dental illumination Illumination in hazardous or explosive environments Occurrence detectors Aviation instrumentation Particle detection Features UV, visible and IR transmission Wide variety of configurations Custom design capability Superior quality PHOTONIS engineering expertise in the fiberoptics industry is unmatched by any other company in the world. Its unique approach to difficult applications combines a proficiency in specialized glass fabrication, precision drawing facilities, and more than forty years of experience in fiberoptics. Standard and custom assemblies fabricated by PHOTONIS offer the customer the best engineering solution, utilizing the most advanced technology available today. Flexible Light Guides transmit light through glass optical fibers. Standard light guides collect light in a large acceptance angle, typically 82°. This is equivalent in light collecting efficiency to a lens system with an f/number of 0.57. These rugged but flexible fiberoptic devices are being used to transport light over complicated paths into remote areas, while saving weight, space, and cost. In many cases, fiberoptic light guides offer unique solutions to long standing design problems. They are especially suited to explosive, corrosive, high voltage, radiation, and otherwise hazardous environments. Standard light guides are available in a variety of sheathing materials to meet your specific requirements. PHOTONIS supplies fiberoptic light guides to original equipment manufacturers in all fields. Application and design engineers have provided the services necessary to implement fiberoptics in the most sophisticated manufacturing, security, aerospace, and spaceflight applications. PHOTONIS has the engineering and manufacturing resources to meet the demand for specialized fiberoptics including precision machined parts and molded assemblies, as well as custom designed sheathing and end tip configurations. Specialized fibers New technologies are uncovering far reaching applications for unique, high voltage, isolating light guides. Tested at 25kV at -9 1X10 amperes per 4 inches, the light guides are used for the firing of thyristor circuitry for industrial monitoring in high voltage environments. PHOTONIS has complete engineering, production, and quality control to meet the stringent demands of industry, from military to space to medical. PHOTONIS is certified to ISO-9001:2008. Arrangement of optical fibers Randomized fiber arrangement offers the best uniformity of output light with a non-uniform source. Maximum signal to noise ratio is achieved with this configuration. This is typically used in illumination applications. Split fiber arrangement is common in systems where bifurcated, redundant channels are needed. Line to spot gives uniform illumination of a line segment or page, typically used for scanner applications. Fiber arrays can be made to your specification whether line to line, routed line to LED arrays, or fiber arrays to unlimited numbers of CCD arrays. Multi-leg components are frequently required either as redundant outputs from a single source or as reflective readers. End tips may be ordered to your design. Material analysis PHOTONIS is equipped with a complete materials analysis laboratory. All custom glass melts are completely tested and certified prior to use. Custom testing, including development of acceptance test procedures, is also available. PHOTONIS is an ISO-9001:2008 registered firm. If your application demands the highest assurance of quality, PHOTONIS fiberoptic light guides are the solution. Custom design capability PHOTONIS fiber drawing facilities are among the most modern in the world, incorporating maximum air cleanliness through elaborate HEPA filtering systems, temperature and humidity controls in state of the art clean rooms. Specialty fibers with individual strand diameters as small as 10 microns are routinely produced. PHOTONIS specialized glass melting and processing facilities, together with world class engineers and scientists, can tailor optical characteristics such as numerical aperture and attenuation, while maximizing wavelength efficiency. PHOTONIS engineering expertise will provide and service your demands for specialized fiberoptics, precision machined parts, molded assemblies, and specialized sheathing and end tip configurations PHOTONIS – a leader by design. 19/05/10

Ordering information When ordering PHOTONIS fiberoptic light guides, please refer to the tables below to select the exact configuration desired. FOLG B55 P A 45 / 60 / 1000 Length (mm) B55 B66 L S Symbol C L M P S W Fiber size (µm) Glass fiber type Borosilicate (NA 0.55) Borosilicate (NA 0.66) Low OH silica Special Bundle diameter (mm) A C F P S T Jacket material Material Custom Latex PVC monocoil PVC Silicon Stainless steel stripwound End tips / Abbreviation meaning Standard Aluminium Custom Fixed connection (FC) connector Fiber connector physical contact (FC/PC) connector Sub miniature...