OFS Datasheets for Specialty Optical Fiber
Specialty optical fiber is modified, usually by doping, for a specialized function. It consists of one or more transparent fibers enclosed in a protective covering.
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| Designed for performance in exceptional environments, OFS offers two PYROCOAT polyimide coated, high NA fibers, one operating at 1550 nm and the other at both 1310 and 1550 nm. PYROCOAT... | |
| Designed for performance in exceptional environments, these fibers operate at the standard transmission wavelengths of 1310 and 1550 nm. Both of these fibers are coated with PYROCOAT™ polyimide coating that... | |
| For ASE source applications | |
| For coupling to LED and laser sources, these larger core diameter fibers connect more efficiently and less expensively than single-mode or graded-index fibers. For medical applications, they are USP Class... | |
| For high efficiency over a wide range of pump powers at 980 nm, we offer these fibers for operation in the C-Band. Regular and reduced 80 µm cladding versions are... | |
| High NA fiber captures more input power with very low bend-induced attenuation, high coupling efficiency. It allows more light to be collected in delicate sensing applications. The hard clad silica... | |
| High OH concentration in these fibers results in efficient power transmission in the wavelength range from high UV through visible light. The all-silica base construction also creates a high damage... | |
| High-temperature environments are accommodated with the application of our proprietary polyimide PYROCOAT coating, taking the fiber from -65 to +300°C, even up to 400°C for short-duration soldering operations. High OH... | |
| HP980X erbium-doped fiber is designed to provide high efficiency and spectral flatness for improved performance in high-power DWDM and CATV amplifiers. The co-dopant composition and waveguide design allow high-power conversion... | |
| Launch fibers are a family of multimode step-index fibers in an all-silica construction. They are designed with low numerical apertures and are available in a variety of core diameters. These... | |
| Low OH concentration optimizes these fibers for use in the near-IR wavelengths. Biocompatibility features make these fibers ideal for laser surgery and other medical applications. The all-silica base construction creates... | |
| Low OH concentration, together with biocompatibility features, makes these fibers ideal for laser surgery and other medical applicatiions. The all-silica base construction also creates a high damage threshold and high-performance... | |
| LRL erbium-doped fiber reduces the fiber length required to build L-Band amplifiers. It is ideal for amplifiers for L-Band applications. Using both LRL and LSL erbium-doped fibers in an amplifier... | |
| LSL standard and reduced cladding, erbium-doped fibers provide high efficiency, low noise figure, and spectral flatness in L-Band DWDM amplifiers. These fibers have been deployed in the largest volumes in... | |
| MP980 erbium-doped fiber is an industry standard and is a versatile erbium-doped fiber for all DWDM and CATV amplifier applications, with over 6000 km shipped to date. Excellent gain consistency... | |
| OFS Highly Non-Linear Fiber combines a high non-linear coefficient with numerical small group velocity dispersion. The fiber design includes a high delta core, doped with GeO2, and surrounded by a... | |
| OFS offers a complete line of erbium-doped fibers with a high NA and moderate erbium concentration for ASE source applications. The 80 µm clad allows for very tight bend radii... | |
| OFS offers a full line of ClearLite Polarization-Maintai ning Photonic Fibers, including these TruePhase fibers at the 1550 nm wavelength with both standard 400 μm and reduced buffer 245 μm... | |
| OFS offers Micro 820-16 fiber for use in couplers, pigtails, sensors, and other photonic devices operating at 820 nm. Micro photonic fibers are designed with cladding ODs of 80 μm... | |
| OFS offers the R37003X and R37004X erbium-doped fibers from a line of C-Band amplifier products. These fibers feature excellent spectral reproducibility and batch-to- batch uniformity, drawing on more than 15... | |
| OFS offers this fiber for high performance in exceptionally humid environments. The carbon is applied as a base coating to provide hermetic protection to the fiber. Most optical fiber breaks... | |
| OFS offers this fiber optimized for use in pigtailing pump laser diodes emitting at 980 nm. 980 fibers with larger MFDs couple more light from the diode into the fiber. | |
| OFS offers three Micro 1310 Photonic Fibers operating at the standard transmission wavelengths of 1310 and 1550 nm and for use in WDM fused fiber couplers and other photonic devices. | |
| OFS offers two erbium-doped fibers designed specifically for L-Band amplifiers operating in the 1565 - 1610 nm region. These fibers give high efficiency and low noise figure, while reducing the... | |
| OFS offers two fibers operating at the standard transmission wavelengths of 1310 and 1550 nm. The difference between these fibers is the NA and corresponding MFD. The 1310-16 Fiber is... | |
| OFS offers two Micro 980-17 fiber operating at both 980 and 1550 nm for use in WDM fused fiber couplers and other photonic devices. Micro photonic fibers are designed with... | |
| OFS offers two Micro Photonic Fibers operating at 1550 nm for use in gyroscopes, military cables and devices, fused fiber couplers and other photonic devices. Micro photonic fibers are designed... | |
| OFS Raman Fibers are specifically designed for applications where a high Raman gain efficiency is required. Both standard PM types are designed with a high index core and a small... | |
| OFS Short Wavelength Photonic Fibers are differentiated by operating wavelength. Offered in a standard size 125 μm core with 245 μm dual-acrylate coating, these fibers perform in a wide variety... | |
| OFS Specialty Photonics Division offers a full line of ClearLite Polarization- Maintaining Photonic Fibers, including these TruePhase fibers at the 1310 nm wavelength with both standard 400 μm and reduced... | |
| OFS Specialty Photonics Division offers a full line of ClearLite Polarization-Maintai ning Photonic Fibers, including these TruePhase fibers at the 14XX nm wavelength with both standard 400 μm and polarization-sensiti... | |
| OFS Specialty Photonics Division offers a full line of ClearLite Polarization-Maintai ning Photonic Fibers, including these TruePhase fibers at the 980 nm wavelength with both standard 400 μm and reduced... | |
| OFS Specialty Photonics Division offers a full line of ClearLite Polarization-Maintai ning Photonic Fibers, including this TruePhase fiber with 80 μm diameter cladding at the 980 nm wavelength, with 165... | |
| Our full line of fibers operating at 1550 nm includes a variety of coating options, NAs, and mode field diameters to optimize performance in different applications. The longer cutoff of... | |
| Single-mode GeoFibers are designed for use in geophysical applications at the dual wavelengths of 1310/1550 nm. They are offered with two different numerical apertures (NA) of 0.11 and 0.16. In... | |
| Termination fiber is a coreless silica fiber. It is a useful device for eliminating back reflections from unused branches of a multi-port device as well as performing return loss measurements. | |
| The 125 μm single-mode core of this fiber is co-doped with both erbium and ytterbium. It is then surrounded by a silica cladding and covered with a low-index protective coating. | |
| The 125 μm single-mode core of this polarization-maintai ning fiber is co-doped with both erbium and ytterbium. It is then surrounded by a silica cladding and covered with a low-index... | |
| The high-numerical aperture low-OH content of these fibers result in a large usage window. Low OH concentration is especially effective for using these fibers in near-IR spectroscopy applications. For laser... | |
| The single-mode core of this fiber is doped with ytterbium. It is then surrounded by a silica cladding and covered with a low-index protective coating. The resulting double clad fiber... | |
| The single-mode core of this polarization-maintai ning fiber is doped with ytterbium. It is then surrounded by a silica cladding and covered with a low-index protective coating. The resulting double-clad... | |
| These fibers are available in a selection of core sizes and coating options to meet application needs for bandwidth, high temperature, hermeticity, or other specifications. | |
| These fibers are available in a variety of core sizes and coating options to meet application needs for bandwidth, high temperature, hermeticity, or other specifications. The FlightGuide® family of aerospace... | |
| These fibers are designed for distributed temperature sensing applications. In the mid-temperature range up to 125ºC for up to 20 years, select Geo50™ SA. When temperature requirements are higher, up... | |
| These fibers are ideally suited for use with both 650 and 850 nm active devices. For medical applications, they are USP Class VI non toxic, biocompatible and sterilizable. Part of... | |
| These fibers operate primarily at the 980 nm wavelength (but are also suitable for use at 1550 nm) and vary by numerical aperture. A reduced-diameter version is available for applications... | |
| This HCS-coated and ETFE-buffered multimode graded-index fiber is ideally suited for high bandwidth communication in rugged industrial environments. The Hard Clad Silica (HCS) fiber design results in a stronger, more... | |
| TruePhase 1310 Sensor is a polarization-maintai ning fiber that offers specialized performance for sensor applications. The fiber is designed with a smaller MFD (5.5 μm) than the standard telco TruePhase... | |
| These fibers operate primarily at the 980 nm wavelength (but are also suitable for use at 1550 nm) and vary by numerical aperture. A reduced-diameter version is available for applications... |