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 CeramOptec offers an extensive line of highest quality silica/silica, plastic-clad silica and hard-polymer-clad silica optical fibers for UV, VIS and IR transmission, medical laser delivery, sensors, plasma fusion and spectroscopy applications. In its tradition of excellence, the company introduces a new line of High
CeramOptec maintains complete control over all steps of the manufacturing process, starting from preform design and manufacturing to fiber drawing to the finished product. All manufacturing is done in-house, utilizing a patented PCVD process. The fibers are drawn out of drawing towers and spooled, while simultaneously testing for strength and tolerance specifications. Further, a specialized gluing technology has been developed for use with these cables.
CeramOptec’s High Power SMA-Based Fiber Cables are assembled with a unique fiber optimized for use in high power applications. The new connectors for the SMA cables provide outstanding heat transfer compared to competitive products. These connectors utilize a design based on copper alloy with a high heat conductivity of 320 W/mK, allowing excellent passive heat transfer to the SMA socket, which provides sufficient heat sinking. As a result, very high laser power can be transmitted through the SMA cable. This feature is of particular interest to manufacturers and users of high power diode laser modules. While these modules are designed for a specific fiber core diameter and a
numerical aperture (NA) of 0.22, there is always some power which either overfills the NA and/or the core diameter. Indeed, many module manufacturers utilize the fiber as an implicit mode cleaner in their design. This power is coupled into the fiber’s cladding and eventually results in heat. The new connector is specifically designed to handle this heat.
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