Materials change proves winner for NASA

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Deep space-based research by NASA called for a high energy solar concentrator that could focus from 3.5" to a faceted point over a 12" length. Designers had initially tried sapphire as the material best suited to this application. (read more)

• Excellent Transmission in the UV
• Hexagonal Aperture Maximizes Throughput
• Perfect for Non-Uniform Light

When looking for a silica core and silica clad fiber with a hard polymer coating that allows a high core-to-clad ratio and a numerical aperture (N.A.) of 0.22 for efficient light coupling, the Superguide™ SFSH is the fiber of choice. The Superguide™ fiber is drawn from preforms manufactured by the Plasma Outside Deposition (POD) process. (read more)

When looking for a silica core and silica clad fiber with a hard polymer coating that allows a high core-to-clad ratio and a numerical aperture (N.A.) of 0.22 for efficient light coupling, the Anhydroguide™ AFSH is the fiber of choice. The Anhydroguide™ fiber is drawn from preforms manufactured by the Plasma Outside Deposition (POD) process. (read more)

When looking for a high quality fiber with superior transmission and a numerical aperture (N.A.) of 0.22 for efficient light coupling, the Anhydroguide™ AFS is the fiber of choice. The Anhydroguide™ fiber is drawn from preforms manufactured by the Plasma Outside Deposition (POD) process. (read more)

When looking for a high quality fiber with superior transmission and a numerical aperture (N.A.) of 0.22 for efficient light coupling, the Superguide™ SFS is the fiber of choice. The Superguide™ fiber is drawn from preforms manufactured by the Plasma Outside Deposition (POD) process. (read more)

Numerical Aperature (N.A.) of 0.39 and hard polymer cladding that allows a high core-to-clad ratio, the Anhydroguide™ APCH is the low cost fiber of choice. The pure fused silica (SiO2) used in the core of Anhydroguide™ fiber is made by reacting silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) with oxygen (O2) using a plasma arc rather than an oxy-hydrogen flame. This ensures that the residual ... (read more)

Numerical Aperature (N.A.) of 0.39 and hard polymer cladding that allows a high core-to-clad ratio, the Superguide™ SPCH is the low cost fiber of choice. The pure fused silica (SiO2) used in the core of the Superguide™ fiber is made by reacting silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) with oxygen (O2) using an oxy-hydrogen flame resulting in superior ultraviolet (UV) to visible (VIS) (read more)

While single mode silica/silica fibers are available from a number of suppliers with standard polymer coatings, Fiberguide is unique in offering these fibers with high performance buffers/coatings of aluminum, gold or polyimide. A single mode fiber has a sufficiently small core diameter that it can only transmit a single transverse optical mode. (read more)

Advanced Optics manufacturers single and double-sided optical flats up to 8" in diameter for use in test and measurement or as optical windows. Their flats are available either uncoated, with an anti-reflective coating or with a variety of reflective coatings for use as mirrors. (read more)