Advantages
- Broad UV/VIS/NIR spectral range
- Wide range of core and cladding geometries (e.g.,square, rectangular, or octagonal)
- Homogeneous power distribution
- Very low NA expansion
- Excellent image scrambling characteristics
- No need for laser beam-shaping optics
- High resistance against laser damage
- Step-index profile
- Biocompatible material
- ISO9001 compliant manufacturing environment
- 500 ArmD™ UV and ArmD™ WF fibers in stock Non-standard diameters and NA values available
- Option of fully customized fiber production
- CE mark
- Sterilizable using ETO and other methods
Wavelength / spectral range
ArmD™ UV NCC: 190 – 1200 nm
ArmD™ WF NCC: 300 – 2400 nm
Numerical aperture (NA)
0,16 ± 0,02 | 0,22 ± 0,02 | 0,28 ± 0,02 or customised -190
Operating temperature
to +350 °C
Core diameter
Geometries and diameters upon request
OH Content
ArmD™ UV NCC: high (> 700 ppm)
ArmD™ WF NCC: low (< 1 ppm)
Fibers with OH contents < 0,25 ppm
Standard core / cladding ratios
1 : 1,06 | 1 : 1,1 | 1 : 1,2 | 1 : 1,4 or customized
Standard prooftest
100 kpsi (nylon, ETFE, acrylate cladding)
70 kpsi (polyimide cladding)
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™ NCC UV
ArmD™ NCC WF
Applications
The preferred option for applications such as laser surface treatments, astronomy applications, and numerous others.
- 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)
