ArmD™ PUV/PWF

Silica fiber with silicone cladding

Armadillo’s plastic-clad silica fibers ensure high transmission values across UV to NIR wavelengths, catering to applications ranging from remote illumination to high-power laser delivery and spectroscopy. Our ArmD™ PUV and PWF fibers, excelling in UV and MIR transmission, provide full bio-compatibility and cost-effective alternatives to traditional silica fibers.

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Advantages
Technical
Attenuation
Applications

Advantages

High concentricity
Step-index profile
Biocompatible material
Sterilizable using ETO and other methods

Wavelength / spectral range

ArmD™ PUV and ArmD™ PWF: 350 – 2200 nm

Numerical aperture (NA)

0,40 ± 0,02

Operating temperature

-40 to +150 °C

Core diameter

Available from 100 to 2000 μm

OH Content

ArmD™ PUV: high (> 700 ppm) ArmD™ PWF: low (< 1 ppm)

Standard prooftest

100 kpsi

Minimum bending radius

50 × cladding diameter (short-term mechanical stress) 150 × core diameter (during use with high laser power)

The following diagrams provide an overview of attenuation values relative to the wavelengths:

ArmD™ Ultra PUV

ArmD™ Ultra PWF

Applications

The preferred option for a range of applications, including remote illumination, spectroscopy, and more.

Fiber type - UV = ArmD™ UV | WF = ArmD™ WF | WFGE = ArmD™ WFGE | HUV = ArmD™ HUV | HWF = ArmD™ HWF
Standard core / cladding ratios - Core ø (μm) / Cladding ø (μm)
Buffer - H = hard polymer buffer | No information = silicone buffer
Colour - B = black | BL = blue | W = white | Y = yellow | R = red | G = green | No information = transparent
Jacket material - A = acrylate jacket (no buffer) | F = PFA Fluon® | N = nylon jacket (silicone or hard polymer jacket) T= ETFE jacket (silicone or hard polymer buffer) | P = polyimide jacket (no buffer)
Numerical aperture (NA) - 12 = 0,12 | 28 = 0,28 | No information = 0,22 (standard)

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