HCS High OH Fiber

Features and Benefits

  •    Low attenuation at 650, 850 and 1064nm
  •   Large core diameter for efficient coupling to LED and laser sources
  •   Performance over wide range of temperatures and humidity
  •   High tensile strength
  •   Good fatigue resistance
  •   USP Class VI nontoxic and biocompatible
  •   Sterilizable

 

 Typical Applications

  •    Laser power delivery
  •   Short to medium distance communications (up to one km.)
  •   Factory automation
  •   Medical assemblies
  •   UV spectroscopy

Data by PN

CF01493-18

CF01493-19

CF01493-20

CF01493-22

CF01493-60

Dimensions/Geometric Properties

 

 

 

 

 

Core Diameter

200 +/- 4 um

300 +/- 6 um

400 +/- 8 um

600 +/- 10 um

800 +/- 15 um

HCS cladding diameter

230 +0/-10 um

330 +5/-10 um

430 +5/-10 um

630 +5/-10 um

830 +/-15 um

ETFE buffer diameter

500 +/- 30 um

650 +/- 30 um

730 +/- 30 um

1040 +/- 30 um

1040 +/- 30 um

Core/Cladding offset

< 5 um

< 6 um

< 8 um

< 8 um

< 9 um

Optical Properties

 

 

 

 

 

Numerical Aperture

0.37

0.37

0.37

0.37

0.37

Bandwidth @ 850nm

> 20 MHz-km

> 15 MHz-km

> 13 MHz-km

> 9 MHz-km

N/A

Attenuation @ 850nm

< 12 dB/km

< 12 dB/km

< 12 dB/km

< 12 dB/km

< 12 dB/km

Water content

High OH

High OH

High OH

High OH

High OH

Buffer and/or Coating Descriptions

 

 

 

 

 

Cladding material

*HCS

*HCS

*HCS

*HCS

*HCS

Buffer material

Tefzel (ETFE)

Tefzel (ETFE)

Tefzel (ETFE)

Tefzel (ETFE)

Tefzel (ETFE)

Operating temperature

-65 to +125 oC

-65 to +125 oC

-65 to +125 oC

-65 to +125 oC

-65 to +125 oC

Mechanical and Testing Data

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term bend radius

> 10 mm

> 15 mm

> 29 mm

> 58 mm

> 73 mm

Long-term bend radius

> 16 mm

> 24 mm

> 47 mm

> 94 mm

> 118 mm

Proof test level

> 150 kpsi

(1.033 GPa)

> 150 kpsi

(1.033 GPa)

> 100 kpsi

(0.689 GPa)

> 75 kpsi

(0.517 GPa)

> 80 kpsi

(0.551 GPa)

*HCS is a registered trade mark of OFS Specialty Photonics Division

Spectral Attenuation(typical)