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21 March 2025
Stock Sale: Discounted IR Cables Now Available

We are announcing a stock sale on our high-quality IR fiber cables, now available at discounted prices. Our current offerings include: • Polycrystalline Infrared (PIR) Fiber Cables (3–17 µm)Ideal for applications that require stable infrared transmission over a broad range. • Hollow Glass Waveguide (HGW) Fiber Cables (3–17 µm)Designed for precise light guidance, these cables […]

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11 March 2025
Women in Photonics: Pioneers of Light and Innovation

On International Women’s Day, art photonics GmbH is proud to celebrate the brilliant women driving the photonics industry forward. These accomplished scientists, engineers, and leaders transform light into groundbreaking solutions that advance technology and improve lives. Did you know? At art photonics GmbH, we work alongside visionary women who are making significant contributions to fiber […]

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20 March 2025
Highlights from LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA 2025

art photonics recently returned from LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA 2025 in Shanghai. We had the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations and build new connections around our advanced fiber optics solutions. We appreciate everyone who visited our booth and helped make the event memorable. Looking ahead, we invite you to join us at Laser […]

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12 March 2025
Day 1 at Laser World of Photonics CHINA 2025, Shanghai

We are off to an exciting start in Shanghai at Laser World of Photonics CHINA 2025! Our Sales Director, Haro Fritsche, is on site alongside our fantastic distributor UniqueRay! Today, we are showcasing our innovative system solutions. Visit our booth to explore how our fiber cables and probes span the complete UV-Vis-NIR-MIR range (0.3-16 µm) […]

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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

Mid-IR HWG Cables

Main features:

  • High trasmission in the range 3-17µm
  • No Frensel reflection losses
  • Customized for any part of Mid IR spectrum
  • Low numerical aperture
  • Non-hydroscopic and non-toxic

Available from stock:

 

Description

art photonics offers FlexiRay® Fiber Cables for a broad Mid-Infrared spectral range 3 – 17μm. Based on Hollow Glass Waveguides, produced in house, FlexiRay® fiber cables are used in a wide range of applications including Mid-IR light delivery, spectroscopy, CO, CO2 and Quantum Cascade laser delivery. HWG cables are available with a variety of standard fiber diameters with SMA-905 connectors. 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 the detailed Quality Control procedure.

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

Specs

Specifications for Hollow WaveGuides Cables

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
Connectors SMA-905
Operating Temperature –50°C to +90°C
Minimum Elastic Bending Radius 150 x [Inner Diameter]
Max cable length 3m
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

Downloads

PDF file art photonics - HWG Cable - Datasheet

 

Applications

  • Power delivery for CO- and CO2-Lasers
  • Flexible cables for Quantum Cascade Lasers and Spectral Systems
  • Spectral analysis of gas mixtures

Inquiry

Do you have any questions about this or any other product? Send us an inquiry, and our personnel will answer your question as soon as possible.

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