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25 August 2025
Introducing FlexiRay® Square-Core Laser Cables

art photonics GmbH is proud to announce a significant addition to our portfolio: the new FlexiRay® Square-Core Silica Laser Cable, engineered to enhance the performance and efficiency of diode laser light transmission. While traditional round-core fibers have long been the industry standard, an increasing number of advanced applications demand a more specialized solution for beam […]

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4 August 2025
Dr. Eng. Krzysztof Inglot Joins art photonics GmbH as New Sales Lead

We’re happy to introduce the newest member of the art photonics family: Dr. Eng. Krzysztof Inglot, who joins us as our new Sales Lead! When we bring a new leader onto our team, we look for a special kind of drive. As an Ironman triathlete, Krzysztof knows all about endurance, strategy, and pushing past limits […]

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ILMAC 2025 | 16-18 September 2025 | Basel, Switzerland

The art photonics team is happy to announce that we will be attending ILMAC 2025, the leading Swiss trade fair for process and laboratory technology. We invite you to join us in Basel, Switzerland, from September 16-18, 2025, for what promises to be an exciting event for the future of industrial manufacturing. Meet Our CEO, […]

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APACT 2025 | 23-25 September 2025, Glasgow, UK

art photonics is excited to announce our participation in the APACT 2025 conference, taking place from September 23-25 in Glasgow. We will be showcasing how our advanced fiber optic solutions are making robust Process Analytical Technology (PAT) a reality, even in the most extreme industrial environments. A key highlight of the event will be a […]

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art photonics GmbH, founded in Berlin in September 1998, is one of the worldwide leaders in development and production of specialty fiber products for a broad spectrum from 300 nm to 16 µm. Unique technologies of Polycrystalline Mid InfraRed (PIR-) fibers and Metal coated Silica fibers are used for assembly of various spectroscopy probes for medical diagnostics and industrial process control, in volume production of fiber for medical and industrial lasers, for different fiber bundles, etc. Since January 2024 art photonics GmbH is a member of NYNOMIC GROUP.
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UV 200-400 nm
Visible
Near IR 750-2500 nm
Mid IR 2.5 - 18 µm

Aluminum Coated Silica Fibers

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Main features:

  • Working temperatures up to 400°C
  • Excellent mechanical strength and flexibility
  • No outgassing under high vacuum conditions
  • Solderable into connectors (epoxy-free option)
  • Effective heat rejection along metal coating
  • Steaming, ETO, e-beam or gamma sterilizable

For more information see data and downloads available below.

Description

art photonics’ Aluminum Coated Silica Fibers are the optimal solution for applications in high temperature, vacuum and harsh environment conditions.

Al-coated fibers have all benefits of silica-silica fibers. Additional significant advantages include a superior mechanical strength and better fatigue resistance compared to polymer coated fibers.

The transmission range spans 220 to 2400 nm depending on UV or NIR silica fiber core choice. The working temperature range is from -270°C to 400°C; humidity – up to 100%.

For more information please visit our “Downloads” section and find relative articles at our “Publications” page.

Specs

Specification
Core/ Cladding material Step Index Pure Fused Silica Core / Fluorine Doped Silica Cladding
Graded Index Germanium Doped Fused Silica Core / Pure Fused Silica
Fiber core diameters, μm 9; 50; 62.5; 100; 200; 400; 600
Al coating thickness, μm 15 – 150 (depending on fiber diameter)
Standard Numerical Aperture (NA) 0.22 ± 0.02
Available Numerical Aperture (NA) 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.02
Min operating temperature, °C -270
Max operating temperature, °C 400
Humidity Range Up to 100%
Minimal bending radius (long term) 200 x fiber outer diameter
Minimal bending radius (short term) 100 x fiber outer diameter
Tensile strength (short gauge), GPa 3.5 – 6
Two point bending strength, GPa >10
Static fatigue parameter >100
Parameters of standard Al-coated fibers
Code Type Core, μm Cladding, μm Coating AI, μm NA
100/110 Al Step Index Multimode 100 ± 2 110 ± 2.2 140 ± 7 0.22
200/220 Al Step Index Multimode 200 ± 4 220 ± 4.4 300 ± 15 0.22
400/440 Al Step Index Multimode 400 ± 8 440 ± 8.8 560 ± 28 0.22
600/660 Al Step Index Multimode 600 ± 12 660 ± 13.2 825 ± 41.25 0.22
50/125 Al Graded Index Multimode 50 ± 1 125 ± 2.5 165 ± 3.3 0.22
9/125 Al Step Index Single Mode 9 ± 0.45 125 ± 6.25 160 ± 3.2 0.13

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Applications

  • High temperature environment
  • Harsh Chemical environment
  • Nuclear radiation resistant devices
  • Down-hole sensing for oil and gas industry
  • High Power Laser delivery
  • Medical applications

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