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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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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

Hollow Glass Waveguides

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Main features:

  • High transmittance in selected parts of 3 - 17μm range for customized applications
  • No Fresnel reflection at the end faces
  • Inner diameter spans from 500 to 1000μm
  • Double polymer coating for high flexibility

For more information see data and downloads available below.

Description

Hollow Silica glass Waveguides (HWG) design is a perfect option to transmit a low divergent IR-light of Mid IR-spectrum from 3 to 17μm. High performance HWG are produced with core diameters span from 500µm to 1000µm with double polymer jacket to secure a superior mechanical strength and high flexibility of HWGs.

Low optical losses at the selected spectral windows without Fresnel reflection enable a broad variety of HWG applications in Mid IR-range.

Specs

Specification
Glass capillary
SiO2
Fresnel Reflection Losses 0%
Attenuation at designed minimum see table below
Core Diameter (standard) see table below
Effective Numerical Aperture NA 0.05+/-0.01
Bending losses, ø=400mm, full loop 360o 1 dB
Protective Jacket Acrylate + Fluoro polymer
Operating Temperature –50°C to +90°C
Minimum Elastic Bending Radius 150 x [Inner Diameter]
Parameters of standard Hollow Glass Waveguides
Code Inner diameter µm Outer diameter, µm Protective Jacket, µm Optical losses at 10.6µm wavelength, dB/m Min. bending Radius, mm
HWG 500 500 ± 25 650 ± 20 1000 ± 30 0.7 75
HWG 750 750 ± 30 950 ± 25 1300 ± 50 0.5 100
HWG 1000 1000 ± 30 1300 ± 25 1600 ± 50 0.3 150

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Applications

  • Laser Power Delivery for CO- & CO2-lasers
  • Flexible cables for Quantum Cascade Lasers and Spectral Systems
  • Spectral analysis of gas mixtures

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