art photonics offers FlexiRay® Fiber Cables for a Mid-Infrared spectral range 1.1 – 6.5 μm. Based on Chalcogenide Infra-Red (CIR-) fibers, FlexiRay® fiber cables are used in a wide range of applications including power delivery of QCL, spectroscopy, Flexible IR-imaging systems, etc. CIR- fiber cables are available with a variety of standard fiber diameters, SMA-905, FC/PC, FC/APC connectors, and several types of protective tubing. Manufacturing technologies of art photonics assure precise fiber position inside the connector ferrule and a perfect surface quality of the fiber end. Before shipping, each fiber cable passes through detailed Quality Control procedure.
Chalcogenide IR-fiber cables
Main features:
- High transmittance in 1.1 – 6.5 μm range
- Low optical losses 0.2 – 0.3 dB/m at 2.5 – 4 μm and 4.5 – 5 μm
- Core/Clad structure with core diameters span from 8 to 500 μm
- Temperature range -50°C + 90°C
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| Standard product specifications | |||||||
| Optical Fiber Type | Chalcogenide Step Index Multimode | ||||||
| Wavelengths range | 1.1 – 6.5 µm | ||||||
| Fiber Core/Cladding Sizes (μm) | see parameters of standard Chalcogenide fibers | ||||||
| Effective Numerical Aperture (NA) | see parameters of standard Chalcogenide fibers | ||||||
| Minimum bending radius depending on protective sheathing | PEEK tubing – 130mm metal PVC coated tubing – 80mm stainless steel tubing – 80mm stainless steel silicone-coated tubing – 130mm | ||||||
| Connectors | SMA-905; FC/PC or FC/APC | ||||||
| Temperature range | -50°C to + 90°C | ||||||
| Parameters of standard Chalcogenide fibers | |||||||
| Code | Type | Core, µm | Cladding, µm | Protective Jacket, µm | NA | Min. bending Radius, mm | |
| CIR8/300 | Step Index Singlemode | 8 ± 1 | 300 ± 15 | 400 ± 20 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 60 | |
| CIR50/250 | Step Index Few-mode | 50 ± 3 | 250 ± 10 | 410 ± 20 | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 50 | |
| CIR250/300 | Step Index Multimode | 250 ± 10 | 300 ± 15 | 400 ± 30 | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 60 | |
| CIR340/400 | Step Index Multimode | 340 ± 10 | 400 ± 15 | 510 ± 30 | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 80 | |
| CIR500/550 | Step Index Multimode | 500 ± 10 | 550 ± 15 | 700 ± 30 | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 100 | |
- Mid-IR spectroscopy
- Flexible IR-Imaging systems
- Flexible IR pyrometry
- Power delivery for Quantum Cascade Lasers
