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Description

This is a Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cable operating in 1.5-6 um wavelength range. 
 
art photonics' development of specialty fibers for the Mid-Infrared region has resulted in a unique product – Chalcogenide Infra-Red (CIR-) fibers. Based on chalcogenide  glasses (As₂ S₃) they transmit IR-radiation in the spectral gap between Silica fibers (0.2 - 2.4μm) and Polycrystalline InfraRed (PIR) fibers (4-18μm) in the range of 1.5 – 6μm 
 
Our single- and multi-mode CIR fibers are drawn in core/clad structure with double polymer coating and characterized by a low optical loss.
 
The advantage of chalcogenide IR-fibers: Chalcogenide glasses are an amalgam of chalcogen elements: typically selenium (Se), sulfur (S), and tellurium (Te). Arsenic (As), Germanium, and other elements might be added to facilitate the cross linking between the chains of chalcogens and render a resilient glass material.
 
Chalcogenide IR fibers made of such glass offer useful physical characteristics including low optical loss transmission in the mid-IR and far IR wavelength regions, high refractive index, and relatively large nonlinearities compared to their silica alternatives.

Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cables CIR-500/550

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Specifications

Core Diameter: 500 um
Wavelength Range: 1.5 – 6 um
Fiber Core Material: As₂ S₃
Cable Length: 0 m
Cladding Diameter: 550 um
Cladding Material: As-S
Primary Protective Tubing: PTFE
Secondary Protective Tubing: PVC
Core Refractive Index: 2.4
Effective NA: 0.25 – 0.28
Minimum Bending Radius: 200 x Fiber diameter
Operating Temperature, °C: -200 < T < 100
Maximum Transmitted Power, W: 1 (CW)

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Features

These Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cables come with the following key characteristics:
  
  • High transmittance from 1.5μm to 6μm
  • Low optical losses (0.2 dB/m at 2 - 4 μm)
  • Double polymer coating for high flexibility
  • Standard fiber diameters from 8 to 500µm

Applications

Thanks to excellent performance characteristics art photonics' Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cables have found applications in
 
  • Flexible IR-imaging systems
  • Remote non-contact pyrometry in the 200-600K range
  • Fiber probes for remote process IR - spectroscopy
  • Fiber amplifiers and lasers

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cable?
It is a specialty fiber cable that transmits IR-radiation in the range of 1.5 – 6μm.
What are the advantages of using Chalcogenide IR-fibers?
Chalcogenide IR-fibers offer low optical loss transmission in the mid-IR and far IR wavelength regions, high refractive index, and relatively large nonlinearities compared to their silica alternatives.
What are the key characteristics of Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cables?
The key characteristics of Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cables are high transmittance from 1.5μm to 6μm, low optical losses (0.2 dB/m at 2 - 4 μm), double polymer coating for high flexibility, and standard fiber diameters from 8 to 500µm.
What are the applications of Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cables?
Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cables have found applications in Flexible IR-imaging systems, remote non-contact pyrometry in the 200-600K range, fiber probes for remote process IR-spectroscopy, and fiber amplifiers and lasers.
What is the wavelength range of Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cables?
Chalcogenide IR-Fiber Cables operate in the 1.5-6 um wavelength range.

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